Deen's eyes widened as she heard, and saw, the necklace break beneath his foot. "No...no...no no no..." She slid to her knees, and fell back, the mattresses collapsing in a heap. She began to whimper, then slipped under the mattresses and blanket, feeling hot tears sting her eyes. "That was all I had left..." She mumbled, words slurred by her tears and the lump in her throat. She began to cry, quietly, hidden under a mass of bedding.



