`` keep going , '' he says when i pause , a desperate edge to his voice . i glanced over at honey bear 's table . two men sat in the front . it 's just a game we 're playing . '' he caught up with her halfway down the hall and captured her elbow . `` no , i ... '' he seemed to struggle for words , which was n't something he did very often . i assumed that it was urgent so i answered quickly . 