“I’m supposed to talk some sense into you,” she told me. “But what I really want to say is congratulations. You did the right thing.” “The police don’t think so.” “Typical,” she clucked. “Getting hung up on the numbers on your birth certificate when you probably saved a life.” “They made.”

“I’m supposed to talk some sense into you,” she told me. “But what I really want to say is congratulations. You did the right thing.” “The police don’t think so.” “Typical,” she clucked. “Getting hung up on the numbers on your birth certificate when you probably saved a life.” “They made.”

— Gordon Korman