my throat closed up and my mouth went dry . the watch is up on the dresser . stubborn old goat just laughed at my dad 's offers , which were , by the way , more than generous . she was n't surprised when she could n't find them . `` fascinating , '' he said , `` he called it fascinating ? '' she pointed at him and his friend beside him . its not for nothing that theres safety in numbers and different colored bracelets . there was no time to get scared , everything happened so fast . 