“Do it,” Sam tells him, but he doesn’t listen. “What is wrong with you?” she yells, even though yelling doesn’t work. Finally, she tells Noah, “Remember I said I’d take you hiking?” But he is not the kind of person you can bribe. Or if you can bribe him, it’s with stuff, not with an activity. Apart from hockey, he doesn’t like activities until he is already doing them. And he doesn’t like going anywhere until he is already there. Sam sits at the table and Noah keeps