Chapter 12

• To her dismay, Ernest let her go. She went about the room, dimming light fixtures and unplugging televisions before returning to where he had been standing, smiling at the bear she was holding.
• Ernest expressed his hope that you would like him. To this, she said, "I don't know," and led him to the bedroom.
• "When I received him, he already had a name. It said "Talk to me-K." on the tag. So I've been chatting with him and calling him K all night. By the way, he thinks you're a scumbag. "