a boy who barely can say his name , but wants to know hers . i take a step toward him and pause ; a sharp pain runs across my forehead . `` we have n't exactly spent our time talking in the last month . '' 17 `` no , '' he said , crying and shaking . a wave of ... something swept through him . it led to a small room with another door that was locked with a palm scanner . maybe a picture of something or a video . 