"Do you miss Rick?" she asked. He didn't answer. "Will you sleep with Cat tonight?"
"I hate the smell of that dog."
"Hmm…maybe you should give a friend a call."
"I don't have any. I don't like people and they don't like me."
"I can't believe that. Is there no one at St. Michaels whom you play with?"
"It isn't called St. Michaels."
"Whatever. Answer my question."
"There is a Russian kid who pesters me."
"Well, don't look at it as pestering. I'd say that since his language is different than yours and the nuance of the meanings of words would be different he might make a good friend. I don't know him but as nerdy as he might be, his perspective of life would be slightly different than an American and so you might learn about the world anew through exchanging ideas with him. Do the two of you do anything together?"
"He plays in the same baseball team."