then i was too busy doing other things with my tongue and mouth to say another word . if i remember correctly , things were getting very interesting in the story when i put it down the night before . mommy , why do i have to go to bed at eight even in the summertime , when the sky is still light outside ? `` when we were discussing this yesterday , we were talking about him as if he were some sort of a hired killer . '' `` what does it say on your birth certificate ? '' 