he caught the seat belt , pulling it across her lap and snapping it into place . i crawled into his bed fully dressed . confidence poured out of benny in every aspect of his life . it had always bothered him that his father could be so sure of things and he could not see it . her skin seems to glow from the inside . i understood-a decent snow and you 're trapped until it thaws . she made an attempt at finding humor when her body was stirring to life and her thoughts were turning to things better left alone . 