i asked them to join me on this trip , the priest explained . she knew it was right , this voice . i bet he 'd be the first to probe . is n't the entire point of his life now to officially stay away from me ? she was s-scratching at her wrists again , too . '' i could hear noise , the kind of noise made by a lot of different voices . the mattress shifted as eric got up to carry the washrag into my bathroom . 