baby , its gon na hurt for a long time . `` read the top sheet , '' roger said . at least then her body would n't be awkwardly pressed against his . `` that 's been their habit all along , to be just as agreeable as pie when something 's asked of em . it is a distraction he does not need . i lifted my head from my dad 's chest . all the family came to see her . i got up and walked over to the monument . there 's creatures nearby , i can sense them . 