sister agnes or one of the guards could come back any minute . `` i take it you did n't know i was performing at the conference ? '' her throat felt so painful and tight , she could barely breathe . and when i drove into the bright afternoon sunshine , it just looked bruised . her kids both shrieked , running for the back door , flinging it open and tearing into the yard , leaving the door wide open for bugs to take advantage . `` oh , now you 're a mind reader too ? 