he looked at me like i had three heads and snapped , absolutely not ! there was no pain , though she felt a little light-headed , but even that was passing . maybe its a sick joke , but who would say something like this if it werent true . `` that was n't so hard , '' i said quietly . it asked , taking a single step towards her . everything is floating , she says , and pushes her hand slowly toward me as if to direct invisible flows of energy . 