If this was The Lord of the Rings and I had a smart British voice like Cate Blanchett, I could tell you the background of the events of that fall in a really suspenseful way. And you’d be straining to hear the rest.

I often cried when I got angry; I hated that. Crying just made you look weak, no matter what triggered it.

Woo woo, secret vampire stuff!

Not a creature was stirring, not even an elf.

He managed to convey indifference, contempt, and boredom in the one word.

Hey, our hair's the same color," I said, eying us side by side in the mirror. "Sure is, girlfriend." Eric grinned at me.

No blame, no hate - why no communication?