then the girl had n't meant to go home early . `` you think i 'm going to trust you ? she felt it in her bones that someone was watching , and as quickly as that feeling came to her , the silence broke and there was nothing but noise . legal-size paper , maybe eight or ten stacked sheets . but if it were your family ? i tend to think of him as just a big attack dog , who 's actually quite cuddly once you learn to ignore his growls . '' 