he repeated them over and over , and i said them back , as if those three words could hold him here on earth , hold him to life . balling her hand into a fist , she dropped it to her side . his eyelids opened and he smiled when he saw her . she had n't been there with us for the last few weeks . the guy said , `` it 's not the car we 're worried about . '' her face has been bitten , and for a minute , i wonder if she doesnt know . 