the baseball director that knew hope 's dad was approaching us . `` spoken like a true friend , '' she said as she smiled across the table at him . i want it so badly , but im just not ready . he stepped away from the bridge so they were closer . getting our drinks takes longer than i 'd like . he must cut his grass when the sun is shining . if he followed the crease and if it got low enough and the soil was thick enough , there might be trees . 