he sat and admired the china . brown muddy substance spreads like a pile of sheets across the trail . bony , sick , skin like old leather . `` if you 're afraid , you can come sleep with me . '' `` 'raven was here ' is scratched all over the side . '' i ca n't say anything about it before . `` i love you , '' i whispered into his lips . tonight we were off in fifteen minutes . my face was over his shoulder and i could see my hand coming out of his back . 