[Ray's easily mollified by the gesture--she smiles and shakes her head: no worries at all, little buddy.]

I couldn't. But if I held my breath in time, they couldn't see me; it would be like I wasn't even there.

[She sighs and looks up at the sky.]

That's so kind of you to take care of them like that. I'm sure they appreciated it. I never thought that maybe the ones I saw might be sad like that too... I suppose it wouldn't matter either way.

[So many people don't have anyone when they're lonely, and she knows that even one person can light up your entire world.]