i reached the car and opened the door and slammed it shut , locking it , feeling for my keys , checking my pockets , remembering i 'd dropped them on the floor , groping until they were in my hands , fumbling for the ignition key , hitting on the dome light and looking with shaking hands , finding the right one and jamming it into the ignition , pushing the gas pedal with all my weight as the car screeched away from the curb and around the corner and far from the body on the ground .