"As the truck sped off, Ricky's body gradually slipped under its chassis. His jeans caught and ripped on the pavement, and as they pulled away, his skin began to chafe as well. The muscles began to tear from his body. A bloody trail of unidentifiable body parts were strewn in the Truck's wake," (Olin20)
Bobby falling through the ice
"She had to kneel down to see it but there was a body after all. Or most of a body. A mess of dismembered parts, internal organs spilling every which way, more clothing in larger peices-a thick shellac of blood poured over all of it . The body was jammed into the metal shield at the rear of the Zamboni, caught like chicken bones in the corkscrew blade that was contained there." (Olin175)
The detective chasing Bobby
"She recognized his large hands, the way they cradled the shotgun-one hand on the barrel, thumb looped through the trigger, the other clenched tightly around the base of the shoulder rest- was grotesque, unnatural, and hard for her to fully comprehend at the moment." (Olin200)
Britney coming clean
"The hole in the ice was huge. As the water had warmed, the area where the fishermen had drilled to drop their lines into had spread. Now it was almost as wide as the shack itself. Bobby had fallen through. His flop of hair was partially wet, it hung over his cheeks. he'd lost his glasses, and the spots on his nose where they normally rested looked waxy. His lips were blue." (Olin220)
"Bobby squirmed, he kicked at her shins and twisted violently, but he couldn't break her grip. Finally, he bit her, and as she reacted he swung his elbow into her jaw. He was off, racing toward the shore. The ice underneath him was popping and cracking. The detective dashed after him." (Olin223
"She cocked her head and smiled an ambiguous smile. Her hand trailed up toward an area just above her heart where she used to toy with the hockey pin on Ricky's letter jacket. She wondered if Nick could guess what she was going to do next." (Olin234)