if she 'd been human , she 'd have fallen and died , but she was n't human . he knew no boy with that name at the school . as the oldest , he had always felt duty-bound to look after his little brother . `` how could you not tell me ? what took ten minutes , he wondered . she blinked several times and finally he came into focus . now she knew how it felt to be in the microwave herself . `` we did n't just fight , either , '' i said . 