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I motioned for her to come inside "You can just leave your stuff in there if you want"
She forced a laugh "Yeah, I don’t think so That would be taking it way too far Besides, how do I know you’re not the kind of person who snoops through people’s things?"
"I don’t even shower in there I use the one in the spare bedroom"
"That’s what they all say" She looked down at her catsup stain again "I know technically this is more of a laundry issue, but I feel dirty"
"Like I said, you can shower down here whenever you want"
She set her stuff on the dining room table and reached down to pet the cat "You’re a friendly one, aren’t you girl? Oh, yes, you are"
"Her name’s Olive," I said
Haley looked up at ed For so liketo Haley again Being hungry is bad news Being hungry and alone? That’s when people start Googling info about suicide hotlines
She stood up and put her hands on her hips, like she aiting for soot whenever we er confined to my stomach It had o first this ti again?"
"Yep," Haley said "Every ti Those are the rules And ideally it should be so you shared was kind of boring--no offense to your sister" She glanced over my shoulder, into Mike and Janice’s kitchen "What are you doing for , and I usually hear the takeout guys when they’re coe for me," I lied "The cupboards are all full, too They rocery-store run to the new Whole Foods before they left and said I should eat asyou don’t actually cook"
I shook my head "I mostly make sandwiches And cereal Easy stuff like that" My stoht of these mythical meals I winced in pain
"You’re welcome to eat with me It’s just as easy to cook for two as it is for one"
For reasons I didn’t fully understand, Haley’s offer made me want to cry
I broke eye contact and kneeled down to pet Olive I was so hungry now I constantly felt lightheaded My ar bun and baby carrots and the yogurts the night before When I awoke in the ry, though, and drank glass after glass of tap water thinking it would fill me up It didn’t work
"Well?" Haley said "Do you want to coetable lasagna,
Real food