right at that moment , he felt utterly tired - so weary he could barely manage to look around for a place to sit . i leaned away from him , feeling the walls start to close in around me . the youth nodded , and turned toward the village . that was the way we 'd planned to go , too , and when we rounded the same corner , we saw the car had stopped in front of an older home . but the next day , it was back to work because there was always another competition . 