Adam recounts the story of an older cousin who had cerebral palsy. Adam would visit to play, and they would dress as superheroes, jump off the shed, and race down the street with an old shopping cart. Adam describes his cousin's wayward left arm, his strong right one, his aunt's understanding of her son's outbursts ("bake a cake," she would tell him), and the boy's love of swimming. On Adam's eighth birthday, the cousins are separated by tragedy; Adam is left to wonder about his cousin, and if he still smells of licorice.