'he asked you to ask me , right ? ' he jerked the hat from his head and threw it to the table . punched her hard in the kidney . he didnt have the time or patience to brick her up inside a wall this time . then hed be with his family now and youd be with yours . kim twisted her head and rested it on her shoulder . it was only after i was back in my own bed that i realized that the bracelet she always wore around her left wrist had been absent . 