-a step behind the mayor and pushing past him , shoving him hard in the shoulder as he forces his way towards me , his eyes wide and dazed , but here he comes- `` viola , '' he says , reaching up to me and he 's smiling and i 'm reaching for him , too- but for a second , just a quick second , there 's something weird about his noise , something light , something vanishing- for a second , i can barely hear it- and then his feelings wash over it and he 's todd again and he grips me hard and says , `` viola . ''