they had company at the table , a couple sitting with their backs to me . blood ran freely from charlies nose , and one of her eyes was already swelling shut . then i knew only that you had been sent to silence me . she might as well have boy radar . he felt bad about leaving her feeling this scared and in the dark , but it was the truth . before i knew it the bottom half of the final inning had arrived and we were winning seven to six . 