the excitement in his voice made her regret not offering sooner . `` take them off before i rip them off . '' and it is tied 4-4 . she recalled that mack made some remark along these same lines . i should n't put you in the middle . '' i hate how broken my voice sounds . i threw away my empty sugar packet and headed toward the speech and debate classroom . i checked back into the medical tents and things were going smoothly . he kissed the palm of her hand and closed his eyes . 