an explosion outside made the steel-and-concrete building shake like a scared child . my parents died a long time ago . she was right , but we also did n't have any other choices . `` they 're easy to be nice to . '' if either of them so much as sneezed , their tangled bodies would flip off and onto the floor . which felt like a lie , but it was best if she believed it . maybe you should talk it out , explain how you feel . so , there me and me pal were . 