somehow it didnt seem like the same van he had peered in to yesterday . if anything , she looked like the captain of her high school volleyball team or the center for the basketball team . my dear , may i speak frankly to you ? maybe it was time for those tears after all . first he scares the crap out of me , making me think he 's going to get killed , then he tries to freak me out about man-eating snakes . `` i walked the orchard this morning , '' dad said . 