so we 're absolutely sure we got them ? `` what you 're saying is monstrous . '' chapter three the following week tara rolled out of bed , her eyes still half closed , and made her way to the bathroom . `` you do n't even have to touch me , baby . `` when did this war of yours begin ? '' beyond my hotel balcony , the sky was alive with streaking particles of light , flashing faintly in every direction . the woman just died in june . 