there was nothing nice about it . one at a time , she looked at their faces and absorbed the hope of their small company . i had a feeling requests for him to pretend to be a cowboy were in my future . she should stop this right now . he probably did n't know what the word impulsive meant . he was born to be in the spotlight and the media agreed . the audience benches were almost empty . heading straight to my locker , i entered the combination , then looked at the books inside . 