she fell and rolled down , trying to shield her head with her arms , banging against chunks of stone and wood . `` you are my very reason for living . '' `` no , she 's being treated at home . '' her screams still echoed in his mind . she turned onto a dirt road just outside the town and raced alongside a fast-moving stream filled with smooth rocks . i did n't return the eye contact and made sure my gaze was locked on the road . so he could feed off my terror . 