Chapter 12: Amity “True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils” —Baltasar Gracian. “Geez, stop acting like you want to take my head out at every minute, will you?” I exclaim irritatedly. Theo’s starting to get on my nerves. The way he acts, as if he actually cares. Or maybe he does. But that would be strange. He doesn’t know me that well yet. We’ve just met. But then he just has to test my patience even more. By laughing right at me. I really don’t like it when people do that. It makes me feel smaller than I actually am. “What’s so funny?” “I-I’m sorry, it’s just that . . . . You’re really something, aren’t you?” “Yeah, we’ve established that. What of it?” “I’ve never met anyone like you before, old or young. You think in your own unique way, despite what othe

