she asked so softly he almost did n't hear her . `` notice i 'm not even asking you where you 're going . i was n't even sure my attention had ever left her . `` not to worry-you are , too . he was a nice boy , in spite of things . yeah , but he only put them on while he was looking at the pictures . im going crazy , here , with you , like this . `` which is why you should n't be alone . '' she 'd just dozed off and had a silly dream . 