rick stares at me , trying to decide if i 'm telling him the truth or not . `` then you wo n't , '' she said simply . `` you 're not going anywhere but back in my bed . '' this was something that i 'd never even considered happening again . my father stood in front of one of the shelves , his attention on whatever book he was reading . in case we needed to go back to the hospital . '' once out of the ravine they curved around to the north and east . 