i can tell he really , really does n't want to talk about this , but it 's calming me . i was upset after you fell asleep , and we were talking downstairs . if mark discovers this he 's going to flip . '' thomas 's back slammed into the wall . i wondered how we could harm a ghost exactly , but kept my thoughts to myself . i could n't remember how i had gotten here . you 're taking your anger out on a child . '' would you have protected me if i needed it ? '' 