when we decided to kidnap you , he practically did his happy dance . '' no easy task , considering eddies weight and resistance to any activity that involved moving more than his thumbs . his parents died in a car accident when he turned seventeen ; he was an only child . my father picked me up yet again dead on eight . i had n't meant to stop in the bedroom , but i wanted to grab our pillows . `` but ... '' i knew i was fighting a lost cause . 