his message ended with a dot , dot , dot , and then my phone chimed with another message . i ca n't remember why we 're standing in a doorway or what we were talking about . she found herself back in her own body . no nodded then took off down the hall . there seemed to be a lead ball in my stomach . there he lay for a moment , waiting for something bad to happen . `` would you do me the honor of the first meal ? '' `` you 're as strong as he is . 