well , we were friends , but we hardly kept in daily contact , you know . i turned the page of my book then followed the words with a highlighter . `` i told you not to disturb him . '' and then he saw mrs roberts ' face , and his jaw went slack with horror when he saw the empty sockets where her eyes should have been . maybe were forgetting what theyre always like ? `` then you need to start now . then he started for the door . but she knew that that was not an option . 