it had taken weeks of walks before they were comfortable on the beach again . i turn to her and tap my hand on the door . `` i was trying not to squeeze too tight . '' had we both had an accident ? i slowly turned my head around to face him . ever since then , she comes around every so often . it was n't hard to see that if she did n't , it would crush him . i do n't like the way he says my name . 