Chapter 18 Unexpected (a)

Minutes later, I finally arrived in front of the bakery. There, I found Grandpa Ben smoking his pipe, sitting comfortably on the bench by the window, his legs crossed. I went down Lady and pulled her to the side. "Good morning, Grandpa Ben," I greeted, walking towards him with a smile. He looked up, snapping out from staring into nothing. "Oh, good morning, dear boy," he said cheerfully. "How are you doing?" he engulfed me in a warm hug after standing up. "I m quite well, Grandpa Ben. How about you?" "Well, as you can see, I finally found myself some time to enjoy a smoke," he replied, showing off his, what it seems like, antique pipe. He moved it closer to me, "Do you want to try?" "No, thank you, Grandpa Ben. I don t do that," I politely refused. "Also, I tasted the pie when I got back." "And?" he raised an eyebrow as he smirked, waiting eagerly for my answer. "Well… yo