`` i would n't ask you to not to do that . `` just because you 're a little older than me does n't mean you have to be so bossy , '' she complained . the stake went in and he burst into golden dust . and then she told herself it did n't matter . her purse was on his coffee table , the cell on top stopped ringing only to start again . my heart dropped into my shoes . he could have anything he wanted , but he chose the spear . 