`` because i ca n't have you mad at me . we duck into a drugstore and stay out of their line of vision until they pass . then i will be the alien in a new alien world . it could be an interesting test . they glowed red beneath a dusting of ash that layered onto the branches and down over the ground . she beamed , which was exactly the response i had n't expected . good-bye , '' nick said and closed the door . he was murdered , but it 's as if he just left for another job . 