`` perry and i , '' he said after a while , `` neither one of us had the best luck with parents . '' `` we can make sure of it . '' pressure built inside my mind and pain backed up like a dam until it finally burst forth . even her long-straight dark brown hair only moved when she swung it for effect . she was too weak , and his father ... and some take more pleasure in it than others . now you 're going to get her out of there . '' 