the streets and towns were empty , the countryside was not . glancing back , she sought someplace to hide within the nest . she flopped down on her pillow and hit send . he did n't care how loud the other guy was talking . maybe so , kelly said , even though she knew that would never happen . but i did n't think falling face-first was the same thing . he would be more likely to use the commuter station if anything . `` fine , if that 's what you want . '' 