Tonight I will see Aomame on top of the slide .
The thought sent his senses spinning. His hands and legs and face all wanted to go
in different directions, and he couldn’t gather his emotions in one place. Whatever he
tried to do, his concentration was shot. He couldn’t read, couldn’t write. He couldn’t
sit still in one place. The only thing he seemed capable of was washing the dishes,
774
doing the laundry, straightening up his drawers, making his bed. Every five minutes
he would stop whatever he was doing and glance at the clock. Thinking about time
only seemed to slow it down.