she knew that more surely than her own name . holding on to the thought of fletch was like reaching for a lifeline . thrashing her way upward , she broke through the surface of the water . she wanted to yell , but she did n't have enough air left . instead she turned upstream and clawed her way through the eddies to get back to the bank where she 'd last seen
fletch

'' well , nikki was seeing this other guy , duncan , and i think she blew off ethan . they 're not together anymore though , either . '' '' nikki and duncan ? '' '' right . she told me that they were n't even on speaking terms . you know , now that i think about it , their breakup may have had something to do with
ethan

said the guru . '' green smarties ? '' said the captain . '' green licorice , '' said bagless . '' we can work on this , '' said the captain . '' her planet is the planet toom . we can have flashbacks to her anxious parents , who melted . '' '' and a compassionate robot helped her get away , '' said
bagless