my mother is sleeping and i sit on the couch laying my head against the wall , closing my eyes . he murmured , moving his face closer to hers . for days , i 'd sat in the hospital room looking up everything i possibly could . it takes her a little while to speak and there is nothing for me to say . `` well , it was fun anyway , '' admitted jo . `` i doubt you would remember him from the matches-he was awfully small , did n't get to compete much . 