dirt and grass fell out of his hair and he was startled to find himself staring at a black boot next to his face . it was worth the trade off . he slid over to it and grabbed it . he hugged her tighter as his hair tickled her cheek . `` i was trying to get some ... some paintings of my mother 's . '' `` and here i thought you were n't paying attention . '' we need that information if we want to be successful . 