i thought about that for a few seconds . she says the owner won the business in a card game about ten years ago . he called her angel when he wanted to draw her closer . everyone kept pushing me away from them and others and slowly the pull of the idea of giving up finally won . piper pulled away a little , looked me in the face again , and then placed a cold hand on my cheek . 'well , you should n't think so loudly then ! ' 