it seemed that the rest of the month was determined to ruin his mood . we could put our name in , anyway . '' `` there 's not much to talk about . have a seat so we can talk . '' newt 's finger tapped at the map. my life was so sad , boring , and without purpose . there were a lot of vampires -- just about as many as there were humans . i promised my grandma i would be a good boy , that i would n't chase mary around the playground with my fake snake again . 