i think i 'm slowly starting to realize that it was n't my fault and that i did n't do anything wrong . '' she is not safe at this time . `` thank you , '' i reply , putting the ring back in my pocket . it would n't have been any harder for me than breathing . i noticed that every week he checks out the very same book . i feel the cool air of evening . he generally brought one or two pieces of fruit from his apartment and made coffee in the office . 