there wasnt anything different about the alley than normal , at least nothing he could put his finger on . `` but that 's who you were talking about , was n't it ? '' everything around him feels off , like a nightmare . `` it is n't proper to discuss such things . '' if we remained in this spot , we 'd be waist deep by midnight . i could n't bring myself to ask the question . he kept it pointed at us while he briskly walked closer to us . 