she had saved me from becoming something that frightened me . our eyes met a few seconds later and i saw that spark in hers . for five days the sky was black with rain clouds . `` are you saying i did n't have anything in common with her just because i would n't go to the damned opera ? only three-quarters had burned through . her teeth sank deep , and the taste of him , the incredible gift of life , flowed into her . 