`` i said no , you need to back off . '' `` you enjoy his company , do n't you ? '' they checked the room , then checked it again . `` when is colin going on again ? '' why the entire planet stands empty and forgotten . ill wait here , even half an hour . i scramble away from him , toward the corner , but the eyes follow me . `` how about never has it been like that . '' there was nowhere for me to hide , and so i did n't bother hiding . 