`` you told me you ran off because your father made you his whore , '' he reminded her . whenever she talked , murphy would punch her like she was a grown man . `` look at you , '' i teased , walking over to her . `` go ahead and shower and put on this robe . he was broken in spirit and body , a bullet having clipped his temple during the last push to be free of the city . i didnt answer , the reality of what was about to happen to me finally settling in . 