i suppose i should have gone outside to take my shoes off , but how was i to know that idiot would follow me in and begin nibbling on my toes ? he had to go , now , before he did something they would both regret . well , he 'd asked and she 'd answered . death at the hands of wild savages ! my mind felt like a cage filled with birds waiting for the lid to open . mercer grabbed her hand and all but yanked her out of the elevator . she had this kind of voice . 