Just as Ty had uttered that phrase, his mind went completely blank. He just sat there with a dopey expression, his mouth still filled with the last bit of mashed potatoes he had just put in there. And with Ty not knowing that he had to swallow (in fact, not knowing what the concept of "swallowing" meant at all), it was bound to stay in there for some time, too.
"Ty? What's the matter?", his mother asked, looking somewhat concerned.
"I don't know", Ty would have answered if he still knew English. He didn't though, and thus remained silent.
"And why the hell did you stop breathing? You need to breathe to stay alive, you know."
Ty didn't. Which was probably quite fortunate in his situation.
Still, he didn't know how to get out of this predicament either.
Bummer.