she could feel it , almost a living thing , pressing against her . so , she found herself at an abandoned store . it 's time i told you about karma . the information had swept over her like a tidal wave . nodding , she waited for him to get up before following him out . he 's getting closer and closer to my front steps . so i came down to see if althea wanted to come with me to starbucks . '' `` i understand what you say , of course . 