he was all smiles , and even the others , the whole band i guess , made friendly movements behind him , with large mouths . he stepped to the other side of the porch to take the call . whereas if they lost the last five minutes , that was odd to them . a figure burst out of the darkness , nearly bowling me over . the decisions are pretty good , on the whole . she opened it , stepped into a gloomy darkness . i walk over to the driver 's side of the car and get in . 