she leaned her head back and lowered her voice . she must be doing something right . you asked ma to take you . you wont see him again , but for gods sake keep away from that restaurant for a while till things die down . he rolled his head to one side , smiling . that would be quite a challenge for a young boy . now i was stuck in this awful place where we were friends , but not , and where i had endless dreams about that voice and those legs while she slept soundly across the hall . 