we talked about it and i asked him what he was anxious about . `` no one called to invite me to the meeting ? '' when she finally does , my brother can barely contain his anger . smith shoved away from her desk . if he preferred running around on all fours in the rain to sitting in a cozy cave with her , that was his choice , but she had other plans . rick grabbed my arm and led me into his office . `` because you have n't been to school since it happened ? '' 