staring out the balcony window at the endless ocean , she rolled the cool bottle between her hands . it was practically the only thing you could count on . please do n't stop until the dream 's over . '' no one needed to know what she was doing every hour of the day . i took shallow breaths through my mouth of the hot , still air , and concentrated on each step . `` it 's beautiful , like a hundred million fireflies dancing around just for us . i laughed a little , though it was forced . 