he threw off the covers , stretched , and started walking to the bathroom . both of us feeling responsible and both of us knowing that if he died he would take with him the best part of us . she had known very few people in the county and now lived an hour away . the sun dipped a little lower , and i glanced at my watch . birds scattered from within the trees closest to the fire , and flew away overhead . `` you did n't even pretend to consider it . '' 