final y , she dropped her arms and told me to call her if i wanted to talk . she shook her head , laughing lightly and dipping her head . a third arm came from the monster 's chest , tipped with a long , curling weapon that looked like a scorpion 's tail . as do you , she replied , lightly brushing her finger across his chest as she walked by . i told him about the dead woman in the shop . laura handed over her diary and grabbed her bag . 