whenever i 'm in town , she puts her life on hold , always making sure that she makes herself available to me . she yanked the last pin out , hard . the first speaker had not expected it and was caught off-balance . holly actually put his hand on the knife at his belt , then hesitated . `` but dont you think thats strange ? he was into the core within a second . `` then how did you manage to get up there in the first place ? the pain was unlike anything i can remember . 