as he left the room , he bumped the purse hanging on the knob and knocked it to the floor . and maybe he wasnt as awful as he seemed . i take a deep breath and start my story . `` he was n't here , '' rose said tightly . `` as i said , she is a highly disturbed young woman half way through her treatment . the door cracks open , and some light spills into the room . she was almost to the point where she would do anything to make the pain stop . 