the alien is standing in front of us . `` you promised the last set to me . '' lewis turned to face me , blocking my path . when the time came , why should n't he be one of them ? compressed bundles of bedding in the corner . he tried to draw her closer to him . jake was cute and at one time , i had found his boy next-door good looks to be attractive . `` i think i was seven or eight at the time . '' 