if it did n't concern cattle or horses , then it did n't concern them . chapter two waking with the dawn was a daily routine at the compound . gave him a good crack on the shoulder , then tried to stove his head in for good measure . ' `` my mother would never forget my birthday , '' i tell him . `` you have a different life , '' she said . we both kept on walking , anyway . any movement from him was beginning to affect me in the strangest ways . 