she guessed he was a few years older than her , but not much . he was great-looking and charming , was n't he ? probably , their mothers put them on the exercise machine and made them use it until they exhausted all their energy . i let out a breath and it was like shedding a skin . oh , forgot to mention , i did have a knife . my head smacked against the wall and there was a bright flash . then he told jokes ( `` - and the duck says , put it on my bill ? 