aggravation tangled up with anger , not to mention all the fear piling up these past couple of weeks . i run off the driveway and between two of the trees , cutting across the grass in what i hope is the direction of the house . he was older , and big for his age , with a broad chest and strong-looking arms . i looked at his long , strong neck . nothing to top a dinner off like a fine sundae , i mean protein bar . 