his eyes met the tiny girl 's heart-melting gaze that-thank god-could still focus . i asked , my voice finding a small measure of strength . i was n't sure exactly what the typical rules of such arrangements were , but certain things still bothered me . she pressed a sweet kiss to his lips . yes maam , put like that , it is . that day , as she was leaving for her trip , it all came back to me and i obsessed over it like a lunatic and i wrote about it later that night . 