`` the phone is pressed to my ear . were all going to help her get through this . then let 's get this over with . '' carol wanted to know , still in the dark as to what had happened . the man had only just come out of hospital yet he was behaving as if nothing had happened . then again , maybe that was the nature of spirits : a complete lack of humor . i feel like i 'm going to die if you do n't . '' i have been fed nothing substantial in weeks . 