the family talked about everything and nothing , pretending it was a normal reunion and that one of them was n't fading away before their eyes . so , im temporarily of the village , therefore you know what ? soon he would begin his new life . `` i 'm thinking about how much i love you , '' she said . i laugh and take my hand back . i do n't need some woman in my life telling me what to do . another drove his foot into her stomach . 