i pass a few doors and wave to the girls inside . we sat there a while , just laughing and joking and catching up on each other 's lives . he already told me that one of the conditions from the other side is that hell be gone within six months . i 'd thought some of them would skip , but they all got their butts out the door eventually . she fell asleep fairly quickly that night . she spat , and the mouse scrambled out of sight ; even her ladies-in-waiting backed up . 