the way she looked at him , as if he were the most important person in her universe at the moment . im just here to grab my check . he stared at the ice formation rising up in the center of the room . i only knew that nothing that looked like this should be alive in any way , or conscious of anything at all . `` you said i might not get to see him . echo was afraid that he would refuse her company with another person present . it really wasnt a problem , she told herself . 