i sat straight up in bed , my heart racing as the last dreamy images left my brain . they were dead , the whole damn bunch of them were dead ! '' he was too exhausted for a shower and dropped them both to the bed . `` i 'm afraid it must be , but we all like ms . `` i know what you 're trying to do , and it 's not going to work . '' go ahead , run away , fairy - now 's your chance . '' the other side was kept empty . 