celeste had always been a pretty child , but now she was a stunning woman . there was a lean-to with only a back wall sheltering some dune bikes . `` i can cross the lake faster than i can drive to my house . she fed off the pain of others and life had given her the tools to feed very well . i knew dub was afraid to cross the river at cut bank chute , where we accidentally turned the boat over the last time we floated . 