When we finish, I pay Nancy for the meals and leave a big tip for her. Jaylie insists she can buy her own, but I told her I always pay for my other friends when I take them there, so I can pay for her, too. She reluctantly agrees. We then start our way back to the pack lands. This time, I try to keep the conversation away from school and peers and try to focus it on learning more about Jaylie.
“What, other than fireflies, makes you smile?” I ask her.
“Hmm. Well, I like art. I like seeing how people tell stories through a single picture. Every piece of art shows you how the artist felt, both as an individual and in response to the subject matter. We can see facts about its time in which it was created. We can look at its symmetry or lack thereof. It feels like reading a diary if you look
