well , why would n't he ask her out ? for some reason it gave me the creeps . i stared out the side window as he drove the quarter-mile to my house . the gargoyle took her arm as the hatch sealed behind her and he swung her into the room . `` get a jacket and your bathing suit , then . '' the following crowd did the same thing , almost all crashing into one another . i threw my books on the table . it was warm and silky to the touch . 