' behold i stand at the door and knock , ' jesus said , oh , hallelujah . this fellow heard the knock , but did he answer , my friends ? oh no , he stifled his feelings , he blocked the calling of the holy ghost . ' tomorrow , ' he said , ' tomorrow i will be saved . ' but how many of us know if we will have a tomorrow

he heard what seemed to be a whisper in his left ear . very clearly , he soundlessly replied . i 'll need to know exactly when those people throw the torches at the ships around us . i do n't want to worry you , so you should know that this rainstorm wo n't be very big . it 'll rain on those ships , but it wo n't rain anyplace else , and it 's only going to rain long enough to put out the fire coming from the torches

but for a few days it 's basically a black hole -- anyone can fall through . '' interesting . i turned to brace . he 'd made no move to enter the large room . sometimes his face was such a distraction . i tried not to stare at it any more than courtesy demanded . '' you do n't have to come , brace

a scream , sharp and growing louder as it ricochets up the hall . i leap up , trip over my feet , and ungracefully slam into the concrete . the watch slips from my fingers and crushes against the ground with a clank . my breath catches as the glass shatters . i scramble to my feet and pick up the
watch