he stroked my hair and ran his finger along my cheek . i guess i was a little surprised that he even knew it , though i should n't have been . he pulled her back against him and felt the hammering of her heart . and check on your brother , after . if ever you leave me , whatever the reason , i wo n't be able to move on . he wound up and flung it across the road , where it bounced to a stop against the rails . 