i should n't have been so mean to him , she realized in a flash of conscience . there was nothing but silence and the dripping of the moist cave . she got up and returned with two things . `` my mother does not frighten easily , '' victor said . i saw pink dresses and birthday parties with ponies and bedtime stories and family christmas dinners . hed seen her jogging many times before . you go left , he'l be waiting . '' ever ask yourself what those trucks were carrying ? 