lulu asked , concentrating on getting the right number of cheerios in her spoon . well , the long and short of it is dont get too attached to me . leaving clues that arent really clues , but showing that he understands this psychology stuff . the evening was a relatively cold one on that particular night , as i recall . his speed had been slower as he watched where he had been running . she ran down the steps barefoot towards rita , and miss nancy , the heavy set one , came right behind her . 