she stood in the front yard , staring at jess 's house , her heart pounding , and realized the truth . she loops it over the back of the stroller after a few minutes and straps her in . the stump of his neck was sealed in a tight bandage that trailed bloody tubes and tangles of wires , all flowing to a desk-size machine behind the rack . next to him , she felt like a dirty rag . probably using a deep and dramatic voice ? 36 how the complete one year was elapsed , i didnt get any idea . 