because of him , we live together in relative prosperity . sometimes i wake up in the morning and i swear he has grown in the night . ' i should be the one thanking him . after a couple of long seconds , there was the sound of a whirring motor from inside the steel door , and it swung open . coming here tonight had been a bad , bad idea . my palms scraped against the rough bark of the tree as i imagined horrible things happening to my friends . 