as it opens its mouth again , my heart goes silent . for the first time in a very long time she felt safe . the police officer could n't quite keep the disbelief out of his tone . the shrill of her phone ringing came from her purse . such a workout was anything but fun and once you experienced it , you never again gave less than your all . but she makes it hard , pun intended , when she walks into the living room looking like she does right now . 