the light above orion 's face stays green . she would learn later that his need was more powerful still . he swung around , bringing his gun up . i watch the lines on the digital clock form patterns and i count how many little lines make up each number . the girl would be that boy 's undoing . why would n't she admit she saw it ? least ugly had it in his hand . his left leg and all of his back felt like they 'd been hit with line drives and then sunburned extra-crispy . 