when dinner is done , he serves me first and we laugh all through the meal , talking about school and our mutual friends . flashing almost seemingly at the speed of light the numbers finally stopped . *** no matter how i tried the timing i could only find dad asleep or in the tunnel . i untangled my legs from the branches carefully . its pitch black and the stars are shimmering brightly . he said to himself as he made some notes . have you got some 57 ready ? 