until his twenty-first birthday , he 'd had no idea that he was a god . it does not require any power . but i figured something out about her and me . a toddler in the seat across the aisle from me waved excitedly as the black engine approached . he was crushed by grief and shame . shaking her head , she looked around the kitchen again , and when she finally turned her gaze back to griffin , she said , `` do n't you get it ? he had been living in the subway for five months . 