you can visit aunt betty 's family on the weekends , and you know they 're available if you need them . `` he takes in everyone who travels here with the stones as if they are his own . for the first time in my life , im sure about something , and youre not going to take that away . jasmine and i both were connected to the water and were using our combined strength to make sure the bridge did n't sink . he grabs a hand towel and dries my arm , then releases me . 