she blinked and saw she was on the edge of falling into the ditch , and not even the one she 'd been walking next to when she started out . the place smelled like new carpet . they cut a target on my stomach , with my navel as the bull's-eye . `` do n't worry about the car seat . he 's a very good boy , but i never thought he was right for my granddaughter . the first person she asked for advice was her sister . cass and the family stare anxiously from behind the formation at the captain . 