i could n't stop laughing each time he slapped me . i knew of several but im sure there were more . `` you might not like me as much as you think . '' she shook her head , making her pigtails wag back and forth . i had no warning of another approach , but suddenly there were hands on my shoulders , and i was spun around , violently , slipping in the mud . it had a lot of empty meaning to him the way he was feeling at that moment . 