`` amy , '' i said , carefully juggling my load to shake it . at precisely 5:45 , he flipped the covers back and climbed out of bed . but in general they did n't tell me anything i did n't already know . i wasted so much time , i blinked and she was gone , and now all i can do is regret it . the voices are insistent , more so than usual , more so than ever . and he was certainly right about that . 