Mr. Stone's stomach was always iffy.
After drinking that pear syrup that night, he ended up in the hospital.
Luke rushed over in a panic and gave him an earful, saying he was a grown man and should know better than to wreck his own health. That he knew it was expired but ate it anyway. And if Mr. Brooks had found him any later, he'd be a goner.
I knew Luke was just trying to scare him straight for his own good. But Mr. Stone didn't seem to hear any of it.
He just said coldly that he was hungry. And that he wanted pear syrup.
Luke's temper flared up again when he heard that. He snapped that he'd thrown it out.
Reid shot up from the hospital bed like a rocket. It scared the hell out of me standing right there. I saw those cold eyes of his go dark and intense. He was staring straight at
