he bowed his head respectfully to her , not knowing whether he was making a terrible mistake , but unable to do otherwise . i smiled and nodded and quickly disappeared around the corner and down the hall and into my office . but of course thats exactly what it was . black hair , hair much longer than her own . she 's been hoping for a little conversation from you all her life . '' she 's not who you 're really talking about , and you know it . '' 