i asked , beginning to dread the answer . the rain hit her immediately and felt like needles . `` well , yes , that 's true ... but it never sounded as sincere until just now . '' they have a beautiful house , right on the beach , and my dad owns a boat . `` jump overboard and hold my breath until you get back ? '' and he did n't have much to say so even though she felt all squishy inside after these times were over , she also felt stupid because she barely spoke . 