hes sitting on my shoulder , very strong presence , making sure i stay a good boy . small hands dropped the knitting into her lap and she stuck one out at him . `` are you saying we do n't make sense ? '' she went into the kitchen and assembled the ingredients to mix cake batter . his family was only waiting for his mother 's return . he 's so quiet i 'd forgotten he was standing there . he walked in the room , making the room seem smaller with all his height . 