i scrunched my nose , giddy and drunk with it all . he walked down the two steps between us until he was on the same stair as me . `` as long as there 's not enough money earned for her family then she has to be away from home . i have my own to worry about , you know . she was covered in blood , he offered . because i asked her about that on the ride up here , and she denied it . jimmy pulled one of the rods out and stared at it . 