i tried to ask what was wrong but they both where crying too much to know i was there . `` we did n't have any other family . florence wasnt sure if he did but he clearly had the power . the people who are out there now ... want to eat you guys . i noticed then that he was n't touching me . dad closes his eyes , as though in pain . `` oh , sweetie , that 's great '' dad whispered , hugging me close . 