his heart was light and all he wanted to do was make her smile . my mother seemed to know it too . she was n't really missing after-all . he pressed the tip of the knife just below her left eye and leaned close to her face , nose to nose . but what if the demons were here too ? i 'm also going to report on all of this , actually . '' she was alive , and that was more than most could ask for in this situation . 