Madelyn didn’t find the eatery unpleasant. She thought it was difficult to spot in a place like this. After only a little bit of time eating, the other people at the other tables were done with their food and left. Now, only Madelyn and Forrest were still in the restaurant.

The person who owned the restaurant was an old man in his sixties. He had on reading glasses and seemed to be sewing something. He was having a hard time getting the thread through the needle. He went over to Forrest and asked, “Forry, could you help me? My eyesight isn’t as good as it used to be.”

Forrest had just finished eating, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and got up, saying, “What do you need to sew? Let me check it out.’ “It’s a piece of clothing. It got a hole from a nail last time, but it can still be fixed.”

“What about your wife?” “She went out to walk the dog. She won’t be back for a bit.” Forrest took the place where the owner had been sitting, picked up an old, blue piece of clothing.

Madelyn was surprised that Forrest knew how to sew. After she finished eating, she got up and went over, watching him as he got the thread through the needle and put his elbows on the counter.

met her eyes, saying, “What’s going on? Haven’t you seen someone

impressive.” Forrest laughed and said,

practice?’ Madelyn had thought that since Forrest was a rich kid from the Arnold family, he would just throw away

didn’t know him, with the tattoos on his arms and how he looked rebellious, they might not think

of him, and it was really surprising. She couldn’t quite explain it, but all she could think was, ‘He’s so wild and carefree most of the time, doesn’t seem to care much about school, but here he

that the clothes had been torn. The owner praised

smiled and said, “Thanks.” As Forrest and Madelyn were getting ready to leave, the owner wouldn’t

owner went into the kitchen, he discreetly slipped two one-hundred- dollar bills from his wallet and tucked them into the cash drawer on the counter before they headed

bustling street, Forrest and Madelyn played all sorts of games: shooting with toy guns, popping small balloons to win stuffed animals, and he hit the target every single time. Madelyn ended up winning a huge stuffed toy. They played a bunch of games, and all the prizes they won went to Madelyn.

back with her, so she

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