`` that 's not the best way to greet someone . '' `` i said i do n't know why i know it ! '' his hand stayed behind , and i closed my eyes . it was half-confident statement , half-hopeful question . i had missed her effect on me . you 're welcome to visit him there . '' gods , give me strength not to kill one of them ... i took a deep breath and started at the point where i came home and found him waiting in front of the bookstore . 