`` but it 's just us today , right ? '' as usual , her father said nothing in response to her anger . `` i thought we 'd build a little fire behind the hotel , '' he said . she can hear the steady rain hammering the tin roof above her head , ready to put her under . the directions he gave me were spot on . theyll be expecting you to arrive on time . then it 's past time to go to the hospital . `` i mean , just exactly what are they supposed to do ? '' 