said lo , standing next to her and looking down into the street . there were so many cars , moving so fast beside them . i looked behind me , pretending to search for the source of the echo . not that he had many options anyway . not that he had much choice . he pats my back and heads out of the room . having been at work this morning by six , i 'm exhausted . he had promised to cut it down , but never did more than remove a few branches . 