are you okay if we go upstairs ? '' a foolish practice , really , but one he 'd come to rely on where they were concerned . `` he 's alive and needs medical help . the truck crawled forward in low range , the object swinging slightly in the air . he still had the time to take it slow . i saw hunter flash a wicked smile at me from the side of my vision . i dash up the stairs , rush into my room . and they dont just shoot you over there . 