she needed to close her eyes . he asked , immediately knowing something must be wrong . i whined after the car jerked forward for the hundredth time . her shoes and jeans soaked up the shin-deep water like a sponge . i closed my eyes , and when his touch on my forehead was gone , i opened them . dilly would be left at home with no one except for a rabbit . his blue skin and darker blue blood sparkled in the light before he pulled the sheets up and over his face . he made it there in record time . 