dixie dropped her hands and yelled at me , shut up . `` the things i can do with you . '' i 'd never had much , but suddenly , i had a chance for everything . ca n't have been you , '' douglas remarked . there was eager delight on her face as she scrambled up from the grass . you knew about all of this ? i press my heels into the dirt to steady myself as i slip farther into the ditch . 