she knew she was red from head to toe , but could not bring herself to speak . in a raw voice she whispered , `` then where are they ? '' 'only , ' the thing went on , 'the water 's a little cloudy and i thought we might have been going the wrong way for the last twenty minutes . ' i stacked my empty can on the pyramid . and like that the decision was made . i watched the door as the sound got closer . i had totally forgotten he was in the room . 