lighting it , then slowly blowing a long funnel of smoke up into the chilled air and passing it to me . and how did he plan on stopping agnes from getting out of hand again when wed tried so hard to help her ourselves ? `` i ca n't understand why she does n't make you the star of the team . as long as you believe its there , within you . all i can ask is that you keep trying to stay strong . we sit there another hour in silence , watching the bustle of activity around us . 