gripping my jacket near the collar to pull it tighter , i walked with my head down ; i did n't have to watch where i was going . the guy must have been a close friend of them both . we can only use them for our own protection . but most of the people here can read magazines . `` why would they want to kill me ? '' pretending to check it over , i sat down across the table from him . he flipped open his box and pulled out the stone . 