“But if I didn’t talk to her, who could I talk to? Patti and Maddi were already gone, and besides, I never really said very much to either of them. Even if I wanted to, how could I have explained what was happening at the farm? How could I have trusted them with our secret? My tongue found the fillings again, and at that I began to wonder what Kai would be eating after he was weaned off his mother’s milk—once he lost all his baby teeth, and all the adult teeth came in. Given how fast he was grow...ing, that might be any day now. Horses eat grass and oats mixed with peas and beans and lentils. For treats they get carrots, apples—our horses love McIntosh the most—and the occasional sugar lump. But that’s not a growing boy’s diet. Mom always drilled that into me—every day something protein, something green, a grain, a piece of fruit, and milk. My lunches at school had been boring. No one in elementary school ever wanted to share. I mean who would take celery sticks over a candy bar?MoreLessRead More Read Less
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