afraid to breathe , afraid to move , certainly not saying nothing , just listening to the crickets strumming their legs out on the grass , listening to the trucks roll by on the highway a quarter mile away , feeling myself in my shoes and the hard insides of my shoes and wishing id of wore my shoes with the soft soles so my feet dint hurt so much just stood there , not saying anything , just staring at one another , not knowing what the other one was thinking or feeling , and maybe both of us afraid to ask because it wouldve meant the end of everything if it wasnt the right answer , but then finally , a cat ran across the porch , a stray neighbor cat , and i jumped like i saw a rat , almost clear off the porch , but abe caught me , n at the same time let out a big laugh .