he raised his shoulders , preparing to say something else , but nothing came . it was a few weeks before the easter parade , and all the girls had wanted to buy new dresses . she backed out of the jeep . they were having chili and green salad and brown rice . they were both in erics garage , playing pool . and i 'm not against that ; we already agreed to the plan . '' she was actually surprised that she remembered the clothes she had since apparently she had n't worn them in a while . 