Excerpt from 115 Rochenby: Sam's Opinion

Sam didn’t know why he didn’t like the guy they sometimes called King. He made him nervous in a way that a 14 year old wouldn’t understand for a while. And Sam always felt like he was being watched by him somehow. The guy never seemed to make a sound. And in that creepy cat way he would always look off abruptly toward something unseen or unheard. He never saw him eat, even when they all hung out at the cafe together. Sam often hungrily watched from outside the window with an empty stomach; the boys gorging themselves on something that Mika had cooked up. Sam thought that was stupid too, men shouldn’t cook, that was for girls. And that Madeline girl was useless. But King always sat slightly to himself petting that rabbit. The dumb thing was called “Delicious”. That was a stupid name too. But the other guys seemed to like King. They also seemed to be a little bit afraid of him too; even Doc, and that made Sam angry.