"My teeth grew back, look."
Nan Thorne grinned, pointing at the tiny new teeth that had sprouted inside for Adrian Hawthorne to see. She was eating much less candy these days.
Adrian Hawthorne flicked her front tooth in satisfaction, making tears well up in her eyes. She clutched her mouth and glared at him, annoyed. But Adrian Hawthorne himself just laughed. Compared to the grim, hostile boy he'd been back in early spring, the Adrian of today seemed as gentle as an angel.
"Adrian, I've got something to tell you. It's about your..."
Jim Thorne blurted out the moment he walked in. Nan Thorne was so furious she grabbed a piece of candy and threw it at him. 'Rosalind Green is still here!'
"Jim, pick up my candy!"
