`` i do n't even know what that 's supposed to mean . '' then he freed her from her makeshift prison to clean the house . after finishing , they started walking down by the creek again he put his arm around her waist . i studied him for a minute , then said , `` i do n't have it with me . someone had most likely kidnapped and killed her mother . she was older than most of my friends moms , and shouldnt have been doing as much manual labor as she did . 