she turned off the stove and abandoned her pancake batter , then reached for a dish towel and wiped off her hands . storm took the lead through the dark . so youre just going to ignore me then while you stare at the wall like its going to reveal some new answer to you ? why do i feel like we let our guard down ? he takes a step to the wall next to the office door and flips a switch on the light box . this was what she had done to herself . 