i sat like that for a very long time . but enough so that no one could get back there and open it up . her eyes narrow and she drops the controller . somewhere beautiful and clean , somewhere i can breathe . '' he did n't have the build of an ex-high school football player whose muscle had turned mostly to fat . they 'd worked hard to have more , and their higher income had always been on display . car doors slamming , horns honking , quarters clicking into parking meters . 