she put her hands over her face and tried to curl up away from their hate and their beer and their violence , wishing she was anywhere but here . close your eyes if you need to . `` identical , as near as i can tell . '' now , mike was dripping with sweat . i saw her holding up a fork , grinning . he swiped her strip with one slow brush of his tongue . my eyelids are heavy , tingling and numb , and i can hardly keep them open . 