`` you think i 'm mad at you for this ? '' might could be he went out one t ' other gates . ' like the kind that protected the end of a needle . `` we 're about to pass earth 's edge . '' i threw all my loose clothes into my case under the bed and was sliding it back when she returned in just the towel . here she was , sitting across from her boss , trying to focus on saying something that would make him admire her , and she could n't even make eye contact . 