he just continued to sit there facing away from me so i moved to get off the bed . the sounds of the storm faded . a theory he wanted to play with . `` why do n't i show you the office ? she called , and she shone with happiness . the boy is outside of your control . she remembered it rising up to its full twelve-foot-height , each claw eighteen inches long . she tied the key ring to her hair and then tied her hair in a big knot . `` certainly , if they 're handled correctly . '' 