my eyes are stinging with the start of tears . they were surrounded by baggage on the floor around them . `` i have sat in the chair , and it was an empty honor . i push myself toward him , closing six inches of space between us . ill take that hundred dollars the nice lady just gave you . at his back , millions of dead are there . he was telling the truth , she realized . his mother would be at work now so he could leave a message . they were all looking out the windows . 