Anya copes with her loneliness by collecting bells, a situation which becomes worse when her mother dies.
Now middle-aged and alone, Anya befriends a 12-year-old delivery boy, Scott Rhymes.
Scott is considered "slow", though later it is revealed that he is dyslexic (a disorder not commonly understood at that time).
[1] Anya teaches him to read Braille, which Scott rapidly learns, and the two become close friends.
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