why did she have to be so damn different ? i am beginning to find her manner irritating . chase nodded , his eyes glittering with the gossip . he grins at me , `` a person exactly like me . whatever it was she had to stop and catch her breath . i stepped toward the television and turned it off . he wanted to breathe there , just below her ear . `` i thought you could n't abide this stuff-that you 'd rather die than eat it . '' `` no , he 's not dead and i 'm not married . 