Maxine was confused. She'd acted out and given someone a duck head and also been suspended for a week from school. On the other hand, Ted said she hadn't done anything wrong and taken her out for ice cream.
Her stomach decided the issue wasn't that complicated and that she should just enjoy the tasty treat instead.
"Where do you think the milk and the eggs come from?"
It was something that had the child curious. Usually, like her father, she could feel the link between animal and food. Here, she felt none. Which wasn't to say it wasn't real milk or eggs -- they were. But she didn't feel the presence of farms or where the food came from, precisely.
Her legs kicked the air back and forth under her seat.