`` open your eyes , '' she answered softly . i scramble away , crawling back until i hit the wall . should n't a kiss be so overwhelming and consuming that the only thought you can hold onto is how to breathe ? he pointed at the military guards . `` what i would like to know , '' she continued , unable to tear her gaze from him , `` is how it happens to be the same answer you arrived at in a matter of moments . '' it was the second coming of the flood out there ! 