other than grace , she 'd never had girlfriends before . after work he found his boss talking to some of his stall holders . he raised his little left hand and brushed his thumb across the tops of his fingers . surely they had n't meant for this to end up in the used bookstore , where anybody could pick it up and find it . i already think you 're weird , the sandy-blonde teenager laughed . oh , they are very beautiful indeed . he looked like he actually wanted to know . i could n't allow death to take me . 