about the token , it should not be something that you have run out and bought , the chain that you wear around your neck or the sweater that you are wearing ; a necklace could do ; keep it shiny , if you know what i mean . her voice was raised and tight in her throat . she , like him , had n't wanted to play badminton that day . all he really had to do was grab the girl . but when i turned around to apologize to the guys i 'd run into , they were even less thrilled . 