He wondered if laura would be angry. he had left the [jump] to get a package of cigarettes. he had told her he would be back in a few minutes, and then had gone downstairs and found the candy store that's how he was ambushed." "he could hear the faint sounds of music now, coming from a long, long way off. he wondered if laura was dancing, wondered if she had missed him yet . maybe she thought he wasn't coming back. maybe she thought he'd cut out for good. maybe she had already left the [jump] and gone home. he thought of her face, the brown eyes, and the jet-black hair, and thinking of her he forgot his pain a little, forgot that blood how is the word "jump" being used as in the story ?