he 's smiling like he 's happy , totally ignoring that my mood does n't match his . and i see that there is a single tree in front of this building and the next . she quickly looked at it and then back at me . surely you do n't believe such nonsense . ' mac also acts part-time as a school counselor , a position that seems always to be looking for a permanent staff . trees didnt take axes from him . he looked very sad , as if he was about to tell me something really morbid . 