" You boys waiting for somebody?” he asked.
“No, uh . . . we’re trying to decide what to buy,” Wally said, because neither Jake nor Josh said a word, and Peter had wandered off to look for Matchbox cars on the toy rack.
“Maybe I can help,” said the pharmacist.
Wall desperately focused on the women’s socks and underwear, and just as quickly turned his attention to the Ace bandages.
“I was sort of looking for a knee bandage,” he said.
“An elastic knee sleeve? For yourself? Well, let’s measure you and see,” Mr. Larkin said.
Wally exchanged horrified looks with Josh and Jake. He didn’t have any money with him, and even if he had, he wouldn’t spend it on an elastic knee sleeve. "

― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , Boys Against Girls (Boy/Girl Battle, #3)