it 's been close to a hundred degrees during the day and nights have n't cooled off much . maybe she would n't have to let him go . `` pia , you are the damnedest fe- '' `` that 's right i-i am , '' she responded . then he looked down at the carpet directly below . at least , he had n't thought so at the time . none of them pays us any attention , and i do n't look their way more than a second either . 