'commit this to memory , please ; leave the paper here . ' anyway , i have no idea why they 're coming back , '' i said . i caught a rise of panic in her voice . i launch myself at him , curling my arms around his neck and settling into his lap . `` it 's what human flesh turns to after a while under water . she asked , her voice filled with hope . 'th-there 's ... there 's a dead body in the roses . ' 