because youre right , that wasnt very nice of me . he looked at her body language . `` she 's got friends , those friends are gon na react . thats the pacific ocean , shed told him when he didnt answer . in fact , just as i was about to walk up onto the opposite pavement , a car slammed on its brakes and pulled into the curb beside me . when i looked back i saw the man running so close to me , then i tripped on my own foot . 