the only people who were left alive in salt lake city were lucky or smart or both . he sat up , dragging her with him . in a second i had her shorts and panties off . most of his friends were in the same situation . interesting choice of words , i thought to myself . i 'd started - well , i started to get hysterical and see and hear things that were n't there - or at least to imagine them and maybe even make them come true . he asked , tying the first knot . 