`` you 're not thinking of leaving , are you ? '' `` i could do that if you wanted me to . '' but truth be told , i was hurt . well then , make a wish and blow out the candle , gram said . she was dying to know if he 'd missed talking to her nearly half as much as she 'd missed chatting with him . the machine was still on and i hung up the phone slowly . no doubt , they were eager to dig into the junk food she normally wouldnt allow . 