they said they 'd give me time to leave the country . my head was down as i spent my entire focus on avoiding the obstacles right before me and trying to exhaust myself . i wasnt planning to eat her , i muttered . `` tomorrow we need to go get you a phone . i was n't sure if it was the situation , or the man , or the wine , or some combination of all three , but i felt bold . and then he poked his head out from behind a shelf at waist height . 