she looked at me as we rose and sank in time . maybe then it will sit well . you 're not going to spend this summer treating me like i 'm still a little girl ! the silence was as thick as smoke . i had eyes only for mother and father , who had eyes only for me . he saw a spark of light in the dark afternoon . `` what if you get called away ? '' last time they would n't let him come here for a month . ' 