CHAPTER 30As Mara walked into the shop, she was a little disappointed that Sam followed her in, hoping he would head directly over to the bakery to spend time with Ping before going to the tutor’s house. She made a point of looking preoccupied and getting ready to work, thinking that eventually he would get the hint. After hanging up her coat and walking into the back office to get the till, she walked up behind the counter and found a stack of small boxes sitting next to the register. Parts for rebuilding Buddy’s smashed phone. Actually parts for constructing a new phone that looked like Buddy’s old destroyed phone. Come to think of it, it’s surprising Buddy wasn’t waiting out front when they arrived. He’s usually not patient while waiting for repairs to the phone he purportedly uses to t

