they seemed to hover a moment , as though taking leave of each other . my mother hates it , so she put me in track to see if i 'd stop , but i did n't . there is shiny crimson blood dripping from his neck down to his white sneakers . she arranged a stack on my rolling table . he tucked a finger under her chin and turned her face to his . i set the cloth grocery bags down on the counter before rubbing my wrists where the straps had dug into my skin . 