lets just say your necklace could have something to do with it . lying there helpless , well , i was done with that . `` at least get some sleep , '' kyle said . i often picked them up from the driveway when i came out to go to work , tossed them in the back , and tried to read at least the front page within a reasonable length of time . he was tied to the rails on deck by his throat and wrists . i 'm already speaking of him in the past tense . 