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“Sorry,” Con said as he approached me

The glass hadn’t broken, so Con picked it up and handed it toto eat or drink?” he asked

“Uht for my stomach,” I said as I forced myself to move into the kitchen

“Sure,” Con said “We use this house as a safe house every once in a while so it isn’t typically stocked with perishable food, but I try to make sure there’s plenty of snacks and stuff It’s been a while since we’ve used it, but there should be so”

Con went to a closet on the far wall and opened the door, then pulled the string for a light hanging fro I followed him to the small room but stayed outside it The shelves were full of a variety of food

“What’s your fancy?” Con asked

“Do you have any crackers or cereal?”

Con grabbed a couple of boxes and handed them to me “These okay?”

I nodded, then he was snagging sorabbed twoelse… it looked like colored water

“Sports drink,” he explained as he handed me the bottles “You’re pretty dehydrated These will help”

“Thank you,” I said with a nod

Con moved past me to shut the screen door and the main door but he didn’t lock them

“Don’t worry, he can’t call anyone or anything The nearest neighbor is … probably wants to smoke a bit more”

“You know about that?” I asked

Con s there is to know about all arettes for him to find?” He looked at my full arms “You need help with any of that?”

I shook my head “No, thank you”

I quickly turned and headed for the stairs

“Aleks,” Con called just as I reached the first step

I barely ed to not flinch “Yes?”

“Everything will be okay, I promise”

I held the good-looking man’s eyes and saw only truth there I nodded and went up the stairs I didn’t doubt Con’s honesty, but the “everything” he was talking about was only about me And I couldn’t help but wonder ifaboutabout soo