in a couple of days everything youve told us will be put into a formal statement and you will be asked to come back and sign it . just how long have you been planning this trip , dad ? '' i know what you 're going through , he admitted quietly . you havent eaten in nearly three days . she bowed her head , and several folks puffed up a little taller . what had he been about to say ? ' he cut his eyes over to me . but how long exactly that was the big question . 