CHAPTER THIRTY Entering the cafeteria at lunchtime on Monday was different from being home over the weekend and going into my own kitchen for lunch, that’s for sure. I was already looking forward to the next weekend. Kyle sat alone at a table, working in a notebook with his math book opened in front of him. Homework? I signed, after setting my tray down next him. Not really. Here, try, he signed, tearing a sheet of paper out of his notebook. He gave the paper and a pen to me. Pick a number between 1 and 100. I wrote down 8. Multiply that by 2, he signed. 16. Add 5 to that, he signed. 21. Multiply that by 50. That took a little longer. 1050. You already have your birthday this year? I nodded. April, I signed. Then add 1752 to your number. 2802. Subtract the year you were bor

