none of my boyfriends have ever been this taken with me . `` oh , i got you a present , '' he told me , smiling at me as we were finishing our meal . he stood back to look at me . she let her consciousness fade and drift and then she was dreaming . why ca n't i get away from him ? it scraped down my throat , choking me , until i swallowed harder and drank some of the water from my glass , too . 