Summary

Chapter 5

Lena changes her clothes and meets Effie on the stairs going down. She tells Lena to get over herself that the boy, Kostos, is very cute. Lena frowns, but agrees when she sees Kostos that he is cute. However, all of her past experiences with boys have suggested that all boys care about are looks. Grandma tells Lena that Kostos plays soccer and that the next year he will be going to college in London, England. Lena tries to look unimpressed. She goes on to tell Lena that Kostos is visiting his grandfather for the summer, too, and is helping him run his forge.

They live a few doors down, Lena’s grandmother continues. Lena tries to talk to him but Kostos seems unwilling to answer questions about his family, which seems to confirm Lena’s conclusions. After dinner, Lena goes back...