the words leave his mouth and burn themselves into my heaving chest . finally , he shook his head , his face clearing . you 're supposed to have an active and exciting social life . the sun was hot , but that wasnt going to stop him . so he gathered together all that he owned , which was n't much , and counted out his money , which also was n't much , and decided to walk with his dog to the nearest town , some twenty miles away , to buy a pig . 