i waited until my raspy breathing returned to normal and then curled up in bed.every two seconds , i glanced back toward the necklace.it was lying motionlessly on the floor , as innocuous as ever.and it was not glowing.either i was crazy or i had imagined it.i finally drifted back off to sleep as i desperately tried to convince myself that i had dreamed the whole thing ... because i did n't like the alternative .