sandy leaned closer , turned and walked out of the room , saying nothing . gone from earth for now it seems , or it appears so . he missed the slit on the first pass . he had n't let himself accept that she was gone , so he 'd failed his friend , and himself , but he meant to change that . will was thinking of himself , the same way he had most of his adult life . `` i do n't know what it is about this boy . 