Rue vividly remembered Chuck—the chubby boy who knew his way around words.

Adrian exclaimed, "Yes, that's him!"

"I haven't seen him in a while," Rue said, "Did you know that when you left, Chuck used to come to our house every day asking if you had come back? This went on for over a year."

Adrian took a deep breath. He was surprised to hear this as he never expected Chuck to look for him so persistently.

"What happened after that?" Adrian asked.

Rue replied, "Chuck would bring gifts every t