chips of paint had broken off as i knocked and stuck to my skin . `` okay , '' she said , both of them ignoring my question . things start to get a little weird between us and he avoids my gaze like he thinks i 'm going to flip out and stab him or something . no-one took any notice of the other things . but after that he has to go back to tiny planes as the main pilot , working all the way back up again . `` i do n't want you to let me go . '' 