“ I don’t need an adult , Sir, for I’m not a child. What I were hoping were a friend. Always I try to make friends, but that Julie has me a punching bag. That Coraline is such a brat that she needs a slap. I like Susan though.”
She lets go of the book again.

“Nobody does nothing for free. I am not stupid and I’d rather know the cost now so I can find your payment, Sir. If it’s all the same to you.”