the driver looked at me from the rear view mirror and then took a sharp turn onto a dusty dirt road causing me to bang my head against the window . i shouted , then sank into a kitchen chair . i hesitated , wondering what her angle was . her tone is tense , but rather than press her , i go inside to clean up . ted peaked through what was a small gap between a couple of rocks . light suddenly filled the upper hallway . it practically rolled off him and crawled over her skin like a dozen spiders . 