i was n't terribly surprised when hazel led me into the back half of the house . if carl wants to fire me hell have to do it in person . `` i saw them , like a pack of sharks on the scent of blood . '' take a polar ice cap and stick it in the microwave with some tin foil wrapped around it . there will be a comfort in that . `` tell me , '' she whispers , her hands twisting together in a knot . that sort of thing happens all the time between grownups . 