i helped pull her up the last step and into the tree house . you wo n't have to help me , because it wo n't happen . '' but it was reassuring to know that there was something there to trust . she loved you more than life . her eyes were a calming shade of sea green that reflected a calm mind waiting to listen . tell him to put the troops to work . i stared into her eyes as her face flushed a deep scarlet . above the couch were cupboards and a small stack of 8-track tapes and books . 