the two kids freaked when they realized they were back at the cabin . `` why do n't you take the day off tomorrow , '' i say . he can not long suppose that the russians will make peace with him now . '' my lips pressed together and i straightened . `` you need to know , and i need to tell you . '' then , he stepped forward , sat down on the edge of the ledge , trying not to look down , trying not to be scared as hell though he was . 