“What. The hell.”

“Answer this question very carefully, kid. Are you a virgin?"The silence was so long I thought I was going to have to ask him again."What the hell?" He sounded honestly perplexed."Yes or no? Are you a virgin?" I lost control halfway through. My voice spiraled up into a scream... "Sonofabitch answer me!""Yes!" he screamed back. "Yes, I'm a fucking virgin, don't shoot me goddammit fucking please!”

“Call them fangs, Dru. That's what they are.”

“That was what "different" meant. It's just another word for lonely.”

“People are goddamn geniuses at not seeing what they don't want to see.”

“Shanks moaned, stirring. “You broke my nuts”So that was what my elbow had hit. “Sorry.” My voice cracked.”

“Dru? Don't leave wihtout me."What could I say to that? I said the only thing I could. "I promise.”