at about the same time , there was some noise off to their left from the direction they came . `` do either you or your husband own a gun ? '' a tiny whimper escaped from her mouth and she closed her eyes . i went back to the car for the first two bags of groceries . `` we 're hunting for the complete lunatic . '' i could n't speak , and could n't move-and yet my fingers curled without my willing them to , my hand rising up to take the knife as i watched it , faintly curious . 