`` should i bother to ask how it 's going ? '' he hands me a large , padded envelope and starts to walk away . any chance you could bring us a couple ? '' i peered down the bar ; he was still there . 'there are only four buses to and from our town . without hesitation , i slipped in after her while the doors were still open , praying the elevator would still function from the last swipe of her id card . `` and do you know what else he said ? '' 