Roy Yarn looked down, contemplative.
"So, you and her have been playing together since you were kids?"
Hayes Edwards touched his nose and coughed twice, "Pretty much."
Roy Yarn nodded, his slow-witted appearance making him seem very obedient, and he spoke with utter seriousness, "Is it the kind where you play at your house and she plays at hers?"
Hayes Edwards' leg shook, and he almost fell right off his chair. Scrambling to sit up straight, he glared at Roy Yarn. "Are you mocking me?"
Roy Yarn quickly waved his hands as if he were a good student threatened by a school bully, "Sorry, that's not what I meant."
Hayes Edwards snorted and turned his head to look at Hannah, who was surrounded by people, then back at Roy Yarn.
Suddenly, he blurted out, "Hey, do you like Hannah Winter?"
Roy Yarn was startled and his gaze inadvertently fell on Hannah.
