stood still in the darkness and breathed hard and concentrated on the after-image of what he had just seen . it was seven p.m. , and somehow even getting twelve hours of sleep did n't seem like it would be enough . tommy put down the phone and checked his watch . `` i 'm not sure i could deal with that . '' my brain would melt if i even read a verse . and the way she said was like it was such an ordinary thing . 