just the two of them , cooking together and catching up on their days . it was thrown backwards before it could even shriek in protest . shaking her head to clear the images she thanked the man . i stop and think , something i would n't do on my own . she handed him a second piece of bread . i wipe a stray lock of hair from her face . about talking with red all the time , trying to look inside his house , or even going back later to get beans sneaker . 