you 'd almost mistake them for dress shoes if you did n't know what you were looking at . beth ann asked , crossing her arms over her chest . `` what do you want to know ? `` i miss my mother the same way . '' `` and suddenly this man fired a gun at you ? '' the little plane jerked and bumped through the sky , making it harder to concentrate . then he dropped to his knees , facing me with a sadness that i never , ever wanted to see in his beautiful brown eyes . 