`` if you had n't scared her she would n't have been listening at us . '' i pressed , and my hand slid forward , causing my flesh to tingle . i leaned over , placing my hands on my knees . then i realized it was n't a bedroom at all-it was his entire apartment and it was tiny . and it knows we 're out here . at first intermission we were losing two-to-one . the lines around the block , and about ninety percent of the people in the line dont even have invitations to the ball . 