i ca n't explain it ... except that , well , like i said : it feels right . `` do you want to go there ? `` that 's ridiculous , '' i exclaimed , unsure if i should be offended or not . and the old woman had always been right . no flash of claws or teeth . `` it 's getting late , '' he said , his distant voice telling me he was already mentally somewhere else . `` why would anyone think twice about you being there ? '' 