`` we ca n't do this , '' he said , as if trying to convince himself . pepper watched the flash in her rear-view mirror and dropped her jaw . or maybe she 'd remembered something and this was the letter in which she finally told me she could n't forgive me for what my father had done . stuck down your shirt , it kept the wind off your chest . theres no contract that says you have to do it if you dont want to , but i think you should tag along and give it a shot . 