can i show you to the restaurant or lounge bar ? never found a thing but rock and more rock . in the back seat the dog yipped ... then howled in pain . jasper sucked it up and said softly , `` okay , dad , stick with me , yeah ? '' `` yes , it was like the others . `` my birthday was last month ; i turned twelve . `` can you tell me where we 're going , at least ? '' the first thing that came to mind was my school schedule . 