he had the right to make his choice ; corinne deserved the same respect . it was like cooking a frog , he thought . me sitting so that at least one part of my body is always touching his . where the hell was the rain an hour ago when we were killing ourselves on the field ? look at the layer of mud at the entrance . `` so that 's why the hen house was full of empty beer bottles , '' ben said . i do n't know the first thing about girls . '' 