a cruel fate , daisy thought , to have an adult mind trapped in a child 's body . after telling him her hopes for the evening she realized how they may sound to christopher . why would i be afraid of you ? '' it looked like a place of transition ; like someone had begun the process of building a home but stopped at the bones . the security in this place sucked . she really did n't want to go to one of those . `` did you know about anna 's mother ? '' 