one hand slides into my hair and firmly cups my head , holding me in place . the old man and woman chant the word in chorus and stop , exhausted . the man looked down and thought . i was beginning to think you were n't going to . '' she got her a diet coke and made her a sandwich . it 's then that i notice the stiff brace wrapped around my neck . i keep trying to make them fit , but they do n't . i just wish he would have given me some warning . 