`` thank you , '' he whispered before sitting back down . he was dressed in a navy suit and a matching tie . i jumped up and ran my hand through my wet hair . twisting in their seats , they stared around the walls , searched the ceiling , but there was nothing . `` yes , that seems to be the question of the day . '' the waitress , behind a fern , hitched up her skirt to pull up her stockings . she looks like a firecracker waiting to explode . 