having quickly exhausted its supply of fresh blood , it turned its blank face toward alec , and -- quick as light -- it came at him . her immune system already fought so much . i called him professor pops because thats what the guys called him . she was even willing to bet he 'd been inside that camper and had watched the whole thing-or listened to it . particles of raw inspiration sleet through the universe all the time . she just stood there crying while shaking her head in fear . 