`` come inside , '' i say , and push the door open wider . she tried to keep him as calm as she could . one alone would be easy to chop into tiny pieces . it was already hot up there , under the tin roof , because the upstairs was on a separate thermostat . i spotted fang working like a madman behind the bar . her life changed forever on that day , in every way . i doubt he was wearing a belt that day . this child would have a bigger world . 