`` get up and walk straight into the bathroom . she 'd imagined whispering and laughing in the dark with the only person who knew what she was but loved her anyway . there came a soft plop as the lid of the leather case came off . with a swipe of my thumb i brush the wax off . show them what is going on . they directed me down a wing with one small window . troy had been a fixture in my life and being thus , i was one in his . 