she put them on the table . the whites of his own eyes were huge , and he was coughing , too . `` so then what was all that about in the cafeteria ? '' he wanted to think that it was all his father 's fault . i leaned up on my elbows and watched him . i did n't turn my head to look at tommy , having some small concern regarding the possibility of a vehicle coming toward us from the opposite direction , but i did n't have the sense he even blinked . 