the yard was covered in weeds and dead grass , in need of desperate care . but ava likes her , so i do n't mind . besides , humans seemed to leave off doing them as they grew older , so presumably they could n't be that attractive . does it look to you like its not just the surfers making their way down now ? how high school could he be ? i nodded to them , though i did not expect an answer . `` i think there 's a bench to sit on . '' 