listen , i do n't know what the hell happened between you and marco . 'please ... ' he urged , sharp interest in his eyes . he did n't even move , not a twitch of a muscle or bat of an eye . `` a mutual friend was in a ... car accident in which the other driver was killed , '' she said . she was , from what seth could tell , the only girl in the group . eighteen violet august 28th brought my eighteenth birthday , and with it little reason for cheer . 