a soft cry fluttered through his mind , sounding like the scattered pieces of an eggshell voice that had been shattered . i watched the girls pretty little face turn red as she apologized , trying to defend herself that she was just helping him out choose which movie was better . madame , do you mean he 's - '' she lowered her voice . he scratches at his eye , where the white line used to be . `` he said it was n't a problem though ! '' he liked her more and more with each passing minute . 