i do n't think any of his local friends are likely to get that carried away . '' he hands slid to my shoulders and he spun me around to face the tree . the fascination of the chase was long gone and going in a direction that i 'd never been before . i somehow felt more sorry for him than myself ; even though i 'd lost my grandmother , my parents were still alive . for the next three hours my mother would n't shut up about the new man in her life . 