surrounded by black sand , a man 's face pressed against that narrow window down the front . it was messed up , but he feared that if he slept with her so soon , this fascination would disappear , and he was n't ready for that to happen yet . outside , he appeared aloof and apart from everything . the idea was that there would be no one left to scream , or at least not for very long . laney rocks into her sister as if she 's trying to get her to open up . 