if they did n't break that code soon , they were all going to end up dead . he lifted his head from his newspaper , glanced at her with bored eyes before returning to his reading . he could smell his own sweat . the steam was starting to fog up the room , so i backed away from him . he was n't going to be satisfied with her the way things were . a wave of desperation washed over her . what did it look like she was doing ? and she was staring right at the family that was hers . 