so now every time i walk on the plank of destruction . seeing the thin lip of metal that led to the next floor above , she leapt up to it . she opened her eyes , the rain now having plastered her blonde locks to her face . `` we did n't turn the boat over , '' she answered , hoping to talk around a lie . though he felt like an idiot , he asked the question . `` but i did n't know then what i know now . '' 