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The place is buzzing, and Cabel takes a few slaps on the back and swipes upside the head for his overnight work "We’re still not there yet," he says modestly He knocks on the captain’s door, and she hollers, "Come" Cabel and Janie slip inside

"You two have exaht now?"

"Ten thirty, Captain We’ve got plenty of time"

Captain looks at Janie closely "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph," she says "You’re gonna have a heck of a shiner by the tis "I really have no idea"

"Yes, I think she did" Cabel cuts in "I’ht, too,"

he adds Very, very seriously

The captain throws a rubber eraser at hiirl some rations, while you’re at it, before she breaks in half" She opens her desk drawer and fishes around in it Pulls out a first-aid kit and tosses a bag of airline peanuts on the desk as well "Slide in over here, will you?" she says Janie scoots her chair around the side of the desk

"Jesus," Captain ain, and spreads a liberal ae of Steri-Strips and neatly and quickly closes the cut "That’s better," she says "If your mother and/or father have any questions about what happened to you, have theive me a call I’d appreciate a heads-up if you think they’re likely to sue" She slides the bag of peanuts across the desk to Janie "Eat"

"Yes, sir," she says gratefully, ripping open the package "You won’t hear from anyone"

Cabel returns with three coffees, a shnuts He casually sets the milk and bran ars into her coffee

She drinks the oodness of it going all the way down