Katie blinked, her eyes huge as she shook her head. "You're serious? People do stuff like that to girls like.. me?" She turned her face away and held up her hand to stop him for a moment. After a long pause, she took a few deep breaths.<br/><br/>"Should I thank you, because you're not one of those people? God, I feel a little sick..." She rubbed her eyes with her palm and exhaled shakily. "Sorry. That just. Um. Surprised me." She cleared her throat, unwilling to look up at him again, but shrugged as if to dismiss the thoughts from her mind. "No. I don't know what it means. I'm sure it's a bit better than.. torture and death?"