he went to the very back of the bus , but there were no open spots he soon found an open spot in the center of the bus though and sat down . i 'm going to make a clean break with him , that 's all . whirling myself around and whipping my rifle round to get ready to fire i wobbled and fell off balance , falling to the ground just in time to avoid the whoosh of a broad blade that would have taken my head off . 