he looked up at the crowd assembled in the office . sally could not believe it : he was n't coming ! well i wouldnt know anything about that . she looks to me and asks , `` do you want to hold the flashlight ? '' yes , but it may be a little while . my duties at the high school await . your little chosen boy may just be a bloody beginning to a bloody end just like yours will be . `` well are n't we the practical hero ? '' 