`` i feel like you are tossing me to the wayside , like a broken toy you no longer have use for . chapter 20 i sat in the echo park family clinic , checking my phone . one of the monsters was dragging her away by a boot , away from the protection of her friends . `` you 're also sitting on me , and sweetness , if you slide about an inch or so down , things are going to get real awkward . '' he does n't want to get close to anyone . 