“Told you the pity factor would work,” Kel said almost jubilantly at the end of the day when the five teens met up again by the bus station on the mall.
“He’s right,” Snap agreed. “Maybe we can make sure he stays sick for a couple of weeks? Just kidding,” he added quickly when Terry glared at him. “Besides which, we didn’t exactly break the bank. We made a few more dollars than normal is all.”
“Good. We can restock the pantry,” Terry suggested.
Rudy laughed. “The food maven speaks.”
Terry frowned. “It’s important.”
“I know.” Rudy squeezed his shoulder. “I was just teasing.”
“Yeah, well…” Terry turned his attention to his brother, studying him. “You do look better than you did this morning. Not great but…”
“Feeling better too. These pills work.” He started to take the bottle out of h
