without a word - after all , what could he say ? `` the serum is making me sick . '' he had to get over this quickly . `` well , how could a girl possibly turn down such a lovely invitation ? `` her brother 's even better with people , '' her father said . i made a collage of pictures from the winter formal and just had to pick it up from the photo center and place it in the frame i bought . that last one had made her gulp . i keep hearing things in my attic . '' 