it was only after you hung up that we knew youd be picking it up in the morning . what 's the reason you told yourself ? he felt bad that she had to give up one of her gifts from the mer-people . he wasnt feeling well and had to leave . or maybe it was the sight of another boy who had come from nowhere and now stood blocking my path . and you can imagine the scene , halfway to paradise , so to speak . i patted myself down from head to toe . 