Yes, which were all part of the human condition. She'd learn that someday.
Adam looked at her. "Thanks," he said. "All that is apparently not enough. Unless you know something I don't?"
And really, they shouldn't wait too much longer to call his grandmother. Dialing her cellphone, he waited for her to answer. Hopefully, she wouldn't wait until the commercial to call him back.
"Bubbeh?" he said as she answered. "No, I'm fine. Yes, everyone here is fine. Yes, I know what time it is. Yes, I know what's on TV. Why am I calling then?"
Now for the really fun part. "One of my friends here at the school wanted to talk to you after hearing me talk about you." Which sounded less strange than he expected. He pulled the phone away from his ear at the laughter.