`` all right , '' the man in the red shirt said . i buried my face in the food and swallowed it down barely taking time to chew . `` i bet you know all about that mouth , right ? '' remember , take his hand , hold his hand . it was my ace in the hole at the moment . the contrast of storm and sun took claires breath away . and not long after , my mother left . now that things were calming back down ( this was calm ? ) 