he had more chances to interact with forest animals than with other people . what they saw was a painting of a cat in a hat . they shriek and run across the beach . billy slammed his door , taking my mind off my happy thoughts . `` i want to spend every last second i can with you . should n't they have done that by now ? `` sometimes they take things too far . '' power surged through me like pure light , and i gasped and cried out , almost sobbing . 