Toko and Curtis, "You've got a good kid there."
Mr. Anxiety and Mr. Intimidation. set when the kids are 16, so Curtis has learned to be a much better dad figure.
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“You’ve got a good kid there.”
“Nicky? You’re talking about Nicky?” Toko glanced at Curtis, wrinkling his nose.
Nick’s boss was not a man who instilled trust or comfort in other people. He set Toko’s teeth on edge, in fact. But Johnson pointed out that everyone set Toko’s teeth on edge, so he was trying - trying - to bear with it and make a...A what? An acquaintance? Make nice? Whatever word Johnson would use.
“Who else would I be talking about?” Curtis grunted.
“He’s no good.” Toko said, turning back to his cooking. “Always stealing, never going to school, always hungry.”
“Yeah. That reading thing’s gonna stunt his career real quick. But he hasn’t stolen from me so far. And he brings his own food. Works hard.”
