the effort of saying so much gave perry a pounding headache . he sighed and gazed deeply into her worried eyes . i was thankful we did n't need to travel down that troubled path . before you reply , what i am about to say will remain strictly between us . `` that 's where a piece of metal went through me . '' coach straw paused to look at me . you know i could have escaped this place but i chose to remain here . they had not gone far when the smells of warm bread tickled liams nose . 