it changed her in my mind from an innocent human girl whom i loved dearly to a monster i did n't recognize and could n't possibly love at all . the man 's pain reached out to him , making his own stomach tighten in sympathy . i 'm not close enough to stop him yet . so she did n't have feelings for him yet . and he 's about as interesting as a one hundred meter race being run by a group of slugs . the smells getting stronger by the minute , she said . 