creating a fictional friend , he had asked them to extend him an invitation as a favor to him . i looked back at the road when i felt him slowing for the next exit . maybe it had been waiting around for the perfect moment when i 'd be wandering around in a dark parking lot by myself . but since he 'd been released , that might not give her much . and i do n't believe for one second a knife flung out of your hand . `` he 's obsessed with the puzzle of it . 