`` then we might stand a chance at getting away . '' and what if he is wrong ? and now you 're still complaining . pain is all in the mind . the one day that paolo had to be away , she felt as if her flesh were being pulled to where he was . she was sound asleep , dark eyelashes fluttering against her pale cheeks . the same sort of sadness filled me , although i 'd cried all my tears the other night in the shower . 