lily was spirited and hilarious and nate knew somehow that she could n't be spiteful if she had to do it to save her own life . '' lily , calm down and listen to me . '' '' i am calm ! '' she shouted not the least bit calmly , her outburst surprising even her and that subdued her . she bit her lip and her eyes slid sideways . then she sighed before admitting , '' okay , maybe i 'm not
calm

'' believe me , yugo , i never go to bed at night without that particular thought gnawing at me . still , we have n't come to it yet . all we have is this-which , as you say , is no more than seeing light and dark fuzzily through frosted glass . '' '' true enough . '' '' and what is it you think you see ,
yugo

'' it is n't a mental hospital , it 's a residential - '' '' treatment facility , yeah , '' i said , just as the tears began to well . i blinked them back furiously . '' so you 're on their side ? '' '' i 'm on your side . and it 's just for a little while , so they can teach you to
cope