he had died , as a matter of fact , on the same day that arnie had gotten into it with buddy repperton - the same day buddy had smashed christine 's headlights all at once i had an irrational picture of buddy repperton swinging the jackhandle and at the exact same moment , lebay 's eye gushes blood , he keels over , and suddenly , very suddenly ... cut the shit , dennis , i lectured .