wes is very polite and carries the conversation as the allens ask us about basketball and school . for an instant , nicks features hardened . i was a typically practical girl , obedient and innocent . his tone is full of aggravation 'stop fighting me . ' you had n't said that when you asked for the time off for personal reasons . '' he looked at the bronco planes as a helpless flight of slow-flying birds ready to be swooped down by them the hungry predators . i was born a mistake and will always be one . 