`` tula , that 's not- '' `` what if i did n't want to go ? '' cassie was beyond thought , beyond feeling , beyond everything . `` what did you just leave out ? '' after a minute , he asks , `` i really thought you were gon na let them kick my ass . money and i simply do not agree , in the manner of a stomach-ache . will you please go back inside before somebody gets hurt ! i asked , though i could pretty well guess . 