when she woke , she lay in the dark , thinking about all that had happened . weve all drawn one way tickets , dummy ! vampires were different then , closer to animal than human . its not fair , no matter whats at stake . `` are we talking about blood here ? '' its background for a story for the paper . i slam my shoulder hard against the bookshelf , but it 's wedged tight . what else did they say about the food ? `` and sometimes loving someone does more damage than not loving them . '' 