"Buon giorno! Are you still hungry young man?" she asks in her Italian accent. "These are extra, we don't want them to go to waste."

"Grazi!" Jason says in fractured Italian. "Thanks, I think they'll just hit the spot!" Ryan looks on with admiring eyes, and the lady looks at him.

"Some for you too, young man?" she asks.

Ryan replies, "Yes, please," and rubs his tum. The old lady hurries away and comes back with another plateful for Ryan.

"Good," says Jason through a mouthful. "If you're going to be with me, you need to keep up with me."

"Oh, I'll never be as big as you, big boy," Ryan replied.

"No, you just need to eat with me, and I'll be happy," Jason answered.

The two boys with no morning classes ploughed through the two heaping plates, then...