he sits with his son for a few minutes each morning , usually leaves the room in tears , then tries to avoid everybody for the rest of the day . i said , suddenly unsure , then i tightened my scarf . `` by not telling me it looked like you had something to hide . '' one moment there was nothing but woods and the next , there was shimmering all around them . she enjoyed this work almost as much as she did her daytime job at the hospital . there was still no one about , no alarm given . 