I stared at the necklace, shaking me head frantically. "I'm sick of suffering. Just go away! I'm sure someone else would want you," I said in a half-whisper, pushing myself along the floor toward the opposite wall. Someone was probably watching me, and I doubted they could see Grandmother. They were just going to think I was hallucinating. Whatever. Overcome by dizziness, I laid on my side, facing toward the necklace yet unwilling to look directly at it. If Grandmother were to attack me, there would be nothing I could do to stop it. 

"Someone help me, please!" I said, loudly, hoping that whoever was watching me would hear. "That necklace... it's gonna kill me..." No matter what, I needed to get away from the necklace! My guards already thought I was crazy, so I had nothing to lose, no reason to keep the situation a secret. I had a strange feeling - the feeling that the worst thing that could happen would be if I were killed by the necklace. Even if someone else took the necklace and used its power to kill me, that wouldn't be as bad!