I do n't want the Children to have to stand there the whole time . " ~The rattling of the train matched the frantic pata - pata - pata of Eight 's heart and the pulse he could feel through Twelve 's sweaty palm . The last time he had been on a train had been only two months ago- two months ago . He felt like it was years and years .
Question: what 's the reason that 2 months would feel like years and years ?
The answer to the above question:


There had been a lot going on and life was so fast paced that it seemed like a longer time than it was .