`` thank you , '' he whispers against my skin , and i almost crack wide open on the spot . i can tell the time , mother , he snapped . to her surprise , she could see signs of animal life all around the docks . they are not just cutting the grass , and you know it . we need to dump the heat , and right now theres nowhere to dump the heat to . there was a bat hanging from the roof . everyone is being slowly stolen from me , one person at a time . 