the weather was raw and wet so that it was difficult to stay warm . jenny was too scared to look at him , too scared to utter another word . he might as well burn up some of that extra energy clearing his desk . she lifted her knees up and slammed them into the metal above her . and that ten or twelve minutes seemed to last hours . i 'd let him spend the night with me . the next day , doc removed my poison hairs and gave me a new brain plug . 