i sighed and before the driver could protest and encourage me to eat , i closed my eyes again and placed back the headphones to cover my ears . after all these years , after all the running and hiding and training , everything is nearly in place . and have not you done anything ? i was supposed to be on a partner track , not a drinking-for-free track . and she was letting it show . the traffic was light ( at least as far as traffic in the keys goes ) . 