`` it means so much to me . around the table , the bag moved from one person to the next . he 'd never known mike to take something like that and not make a smart-mouth comment . his face seemed almost melancholic , and then he shook it off . i had gone through an entire box of tissues from crying . he had been wrong all along . in a matter of minutes the situation changed . `` you have 20 seconds before the alarms sound . he should thank the lord he was n't born black . 