shes mad at losing , not at you . they would probably take me prisoner . * * * in the beginning , the storyteller told her audience , there was friendship . `` and i 'm here because of my exceptional skills . they spent every free moment together , and he never as much as looked at another woman . that too-slow thud was eve 's heartbeat . `` then do n't tell me you 're over it when you 're struggling to keep it together ! '' you 'd lose , the condition you 're in . '' 