`` remind me again why i wanted to do this ? '' the answer popped into her head at once , along with images of drizzling the chocolate over his body and licking it off . she turned to leave , but the nurse cleared her throat . the creatures tentacles were reaching out for him again , wrapping themselves around his legs . he looked down at the ground , still ashamed of a past catastrophe even though it was not his fault . elvis felt himself go weak again . 