then , with everyone watching , he made his way to next door where the bowl of grits was waiting . `` no , '' he screamed , `` no , do n't , don ' t , `` but it was too late . victor laughed and i smiled , glad he found that amusing . it 's ancient , passed down for generations . '' anything else youd like to say ? he buzzed his window down and she bent to speak . it takes me a few seconds to realize the girl in the mirror is me . 