`` thank you , '' he said , stirring the contents of his coffee , studying it with utmost care . what could her mother have told him ? well be there in half an hour , willow said loudly . were supposed to go to the lazy river . it had all been so corny . he felt something tighten around his ankle , his head hit the ground , and suddenly he was upside down , swinging gently left to right . i caught the tail of her conversation . she is someone that i met in college , i say . 