she lowered her head and sifted sand through her fingers . she reached into her pocket and took out a piece of paper . also the kind of something thats been getting people murdered , id say . then i talked to others of the group . jay saw him blink at the sun a couple of times , and shake his head as if he were hearing something . thankfully , my belly was empty so nothing came up . honey , please dont try to call duke . `` oh , '' she cleared her throat , `` yeah . 