she sipped a little and allowed the sweet syrup to coat her tongue . i do n't let people walk all over me . she was just able to hear them talk from the bedroom over the loud drumming of the rain . had he really just calculated that ? maybe it 's time i started listening to the things she 's been trying to tell me . horrified recognition filled me as the thing buzzed inside my head like a live wire . maybe we should just make as much noise as possible and see if anything responds ? 