the man she had drawn was in the middle of a coughing fit . she could walk through the empty streets and look at the homes and imagine she was part of a community . it gave me time to be with you . i talked about my brother leaving and how much he broke my heart when he did . all she really needed was something to pound the nail . the only thing registering was the implication that trip and i were married . `` to keep you out of her way , '' bull said . 