“Don't pay any mind to Delilah. Our grandma Belle calls her ornery."
Which is why I liked Grandma Maeve better.
The nasty boy looked at me from under the inky fringe of his bangs when he answered her. "It does."
I blew a raspberry. "Stating an opinion contrary to others isn't being ornery; it's called having a working brain. Sorry you two don't know anything about that.”