`` after spending most of my time holed up in the house , eventually i had friends again . '' he wondered if she ever dreamed of him , and if she found the dreams pleasant . at first , not knowing what she had done to deserve friends like these three , she had n't even bothered to treat them as they deserved . i tried to bury my thoughts as she placed the letters neatly around the outside of the board . burning white hot and without mercy . `` you need to get home to your son and wife . '' 