The chapter opens with a flashback to the events of the previous chapter, which took place in the summer of last year. In this flashback, the reader is introduced to a number of characters who have been introduced in the previous chapters, including the protagonist, the protagonist's mother, and the protagonist himself. The protagonist is introduced as a young man who has just returned from a trip to the Galapagos Islands, where he met a group of young men. He tells the men that he is a vampire and that he has come to bring them food and drink. He asks the men if they would like to have sex with him, and they all agree that it would be a sin for them to do so. He also tells them that they have written a letter saying that they would not have sex, but that if they transform into vampires, they can intervene and prevent it from happening. The men agree that sex is a sin, but they do not know what to do with each other. The two men discuss the fact that the protagonist has not seen the protagonist in a long time, and he wonders if the protagonist is still in love with the protagonist. He wonders if she is afraid of him, but the protagonist tells him that she is not, and that she has been hurt by him in the past. He says that he does not want to hurt her again, but he is afraid that if she does, she will bleed again. He then tells her that the vampire has taken control of the situation, and she should stay away from him. He goes on to say that he will walk her to the station, and thanks her, and says that she can spend the new year with her boyfriend if she wants. The chapter ends with a description of the cut the protagonist received on his hand, which he thinks was caused