`` you 're the last person to be throwing stones , '' he said . `` get your third in here , '' the voice said . or if i was some kind of ghost . and a huge red x has been painted over the entire painting-like someone stamped it with a rejection . he clicked off the tiffany lamp . he asks , unpacking white cardboard cartons , paper plates and chopsticks from the beach bag on the table . `` that makes you my brother , '' she said clearly . her gaze seemed to swim with tears . 