she needed to walk it out . he had n't known what it meant , before . you again , was the muttered reply . prior to their arrival the store had been almost picked clean but there were still enough supplies to provide the men with some hope . i smiled as i took her hand and kissed it . show them we 're just as good as they are . '' then , an image of his mother , coming out of the bleachers and pulling him from the game flashed across his mind . 