After some more time， he started smiling real smiles and then started talking to her， just a“hello”at first， and then more. She said he always offers her an apple now， and is always very kind.
“An invisible smile？”questioned Janet.
“Yes， ”answered Amy， “my grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn’t afraid and pretended he was wearing an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him， that sooner or later he really would smile. Grandma says smiles are contagious. ”