There was a guy who used to cut my grass and from time to time, he'd have his teenage daughter help him.

First time I saw here, she had on tennis shoes. I told dude that if he wanted here to help, she needes steel toe boots just like the ones he wore.

A few weeks later, I saw the daughter again with the same tennis shoes on.

I had to tell the guy I couldn't use him anymore as I could not stand to see the girl get hurt.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."