`` jeff , take the road , scan the river as you go ! '' holly watched as he left and felt her world splinter and break into tiny pieces . `` you probably do n't want me to answer that . '' `` well , actually , i had to go on antibiotics , '' she explained , turning her back on him , talking while she tied her robe and pulled her hair out from underneath . he pointed at them , moving his finger from left to right . 