“She likes to have five nuggets. You put it in the microwave for exactly ninety seconds. Any less, it’s frozen. Any more, it’s overcooked. It’s a very tenuous balance.”
Finally, I wave my hand and say, “Hola!” That may have been Spanish again. Enzo looks up from the hole he was digging. There’s an amused expression on his lips. “Ciao,” he says.