"You are too nice!" Denise said. "People take advantage of you because you can't say no to anyone."
"Yes, you're right," I said, "It's just hard for me to say, 'No.'"
"Who helped a little boy look for his lost turtle last week? Who printed out flyers about the turtle and hung them on telephone poles and stop signs? And where was his lost turtle all along?" Denise asked.
"It was under his bed," I confessed.
"I have a new neighbor," I said, to change the subject. "He seems very nice. He does computer stuff. He's a young fella. His name is Robert."
Denise frowned at me.
"He's just moved across th...
