the rooms had been carefully designed so that there was nothing in them that would allow the patients to harm themselves . the door opened slowly and i waited for whatever was about to greet me . car crash on the river road . the elves set down their cards , and stood to attention . she worried that he was walking into his death , and maybe he was . i wanted to believe that he really did n't care about the planning because he did n't care about the wedding . there was no one to blame but me . 