tommy pressed his pencil into the paper so he would n't lose his spot and looked up at me . not sure if you noticed when you were together , but he 's not the most confident guy . '' he flicked a switch on the front of the machine and the lid rose to expose the screen . it was like , if youre not gon na represent yourself well , were gon na take away your soul , all your work , all your history . she really was the prettiest girl i had ever seen . 