`` i know it 's raining , but we should take my bike instead of your truck . `` well then , i need to add shopping to the list as well . beth could n't believe what she was hearing . i only wish there were more people around here who did that . `` do n't ever keep things from me . the old man 's thought came back . her attention on the task at hand , she did not hear someone enter the room . two carts were already filled , and they were working on the third . 