poisoned?” I say, pushing the food away from Ryan’s mouth.

“Hey, we deserve this! We should be able to trust one little old lady, don’t ya think?” he says. “She didn’t have to give this to us, and she did push me out the door before the g-men came for me.”

“I thought I dragged you out the door before the g-men came for you.” I mumble.

I look down at the neat arrangement of jerky, cheese, and chocolate. It looks so tempting! My stomach is saying yes, eat, but at the same time, my brain is used to saying no to everything and everyone all the time.

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