`` i 'm sorry for the way i ended things between us . '' `` why would you do this to her ? '' i shivered , blinked my eyes three times . why dont we just have a house built the way you want it ? but even that does n't shake me from the horror that 's become my life . `` no , '' said sam with a shake of his head . a car accident in her childhood had snatched from her the use of her legs . 