`` ice cream , '' she advised me through the phone . the girl swept it gently off the desk into a jar . he said , glancing at me , then looking back to the curving road . best to just keep the mouth shut and hope i do n't make matters worse . i already knew what it would say , or at least some variation . the only one who had something wrong with him was ed . i loop my arm through my father 's . for now , i focused on the positive things . 