coconut palms lined the sides of the lane and towered over them . i love that you wo n't give up on me , and you keep pushing me to see beyond my past . tad lit another cigarette , shook the match out . although she 'd been able to avoid him so far , that would n't be the case much longer . and after they realized she had disappeared , they would expect her to run . he was going to have to dip into his reserves . 