Gramma by Stephen King ?? Georges mother went to the door hesitated there came back and tousled Georges hair. quotIdont want you to worryquot she said. quotYoull be all right. Gramma too.quot quotSure. Ill be okay. Tell Buddy to lay chilly.quot quotPardon mequot George smiled. quotTo stay cool.quot quotOh. Very funny.quot She smiled back at him a distracted going-in-six-directions-at-once smile.quotGeorge are you sure -- quot quotIll be fine.quot Are you sure what Are you sure youre not scared to be alone with Gramma Was that what shewas going to ask If it was the answer is no. After all it wasnt like he was six anymore when they had firstcome here to Maine to take care of Gramma and he had cried with terror whenever Gramma heldout her heavy arms toward him from her white vinyl chair that always srnelled of the poachedeggs she ate and the sweet bland powder Georges mom rubbed into her flabby wrinkled skin sheheld out her white-elephant arms wanting him to come to her and be hugged to that huge andheavy old white-elephant body. Buddy had gone to her had been enfolded in Grammas blindembrace and Buddy had come out alive... but Buddy was two years older. Now Buddy had broken his leg and was at the CMG Hospital in Lewiston. quotYouve got the doctors number if something should go wrong. Which it wont. Rightquot quotSurequot he said and swallowed something dry in his throat. He smiled. Did the smile lookokay Sure. Sure it did. He wasnt scared of Gramma anymore. After all he wasnt six anymore. Mom was going up to the hospital to see Buddy and he was just going to stay here andlay chilly. Hang out with Gramma awhile. No problem. Mom went to the door again hesitated again and came back again smiling that distractedgoing-six-ways-at-once smile. quotIf she wakes up and calls for her tea -- quot quot1 knowquot George said seeing how scared and worried she was underneath that distracted smile.She was worried about Buddy Buddy and his dumb Pony