somehow they had gone past me , back the way we all came , and i had n't even noticed . they were going to have to be very careful how they handled this boy , very careful indeed . im not sure where that came from , but it feels right . you are calm and in control of yourself . you seemed to think it would be the solution to all our problems . she 's standing above me and looking at me with horror in her eyes . she sounded like the wicked witch of the west when she laughed . 