pat said , can you tell her for me ? even a blue collar , working stiff with no college education could sense her distress . chapter 5 `` are you planning on using that ? '' i did n't want to be crying for this conversation , especially in public . `` what happens if i get to thirty and you do n't tell me to open the hatch ? '' there was no sign of the girl . `` why do you put up with it , milo ? she asked , growing weary of his game . 