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 you
