he looked up to where they had found it in the ceiling panel , overhead . so hot ... felt like she was cooking from the inside . we all nodded , with a mixture of gloom and fear . they drilled me about my father , about the things he 'd said and done , and then about the grandfather i 'd never met . she snapped while she examined the already-made gowns . i put my hands out to steady myself against the trunk , getting ready to lay my body against it . 