she went back to the computer terminal and pressed the bathroom option . her only concern was in knowing exactly what they were starting . several more explosions shook the house . he was forced to leave school early . '' we should be leaving for the crows nest now , but instead were riding hours in the opposite direction . now i needed someone , anyone , to just see me . silence from the street in front of him ; silence from the house behind him . `` i wish you could have met him . '' 