his eyes , filled with concern , locked with mine . anna said , can i talk with you about something ? of course we - `` mike cut the radio off with a sharp flick of the wrist . like you said ... . al paused for a moment . i had to haul ass to get back on time . my first thought was relief that i had made it through the night without having the dark dream . he was certainly doing better than me . oh , yes , it was my doing but . 