her knees were pinned against her chest to make room for the thing to come out . her mother had thought it would be better to just move forward . i had to blink to keep the tears from falling . i chose a seat in the middle of the room . my eyes fell on the man standing frozen before me , his dark gaze burning into mine . there was no fear in her face . `` violet , let 's go , '' luke says softly . she almost dropped her keys as tires screeched in the street . 