they 'd just have to leave him here to die . i say , ever the eager , if not very hopeful , bride-to-be . heck , she had freaked me out , too . somewhere his family is weeping for him . i liked the thought of going alone . he continued to choose items from the shelf and carefully placed them in the basket , ignoring me . i could just sit there and stare at him . he coughed once into his balled-up fist . it was deeper , broader , and longer . 