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Clenching my teeth, I wave my hand out to the chaos in front us “You said twenty-nine children and fifteen adults… Does this look like forty-four people?”

His eyebrows furrowed together as he stared at the herd of people now in the cafeteria…the watering hole of grown-ass men and wo their faces with our food

“People are selfish by nature; they caht, ‘So what if I wasn’t affected directly, they can afford to give up a few extra plates, drinks, blankets…or straws” I said the last one looking directly at the freckle-faced wos…straws?

“Ma’am” I turned e hair and thick beard didn’t make hie build that did that “The kitchen said they’ve run out of breakfast and will need ti out more”

“More food isn’t necessary,” I said, watching the line grow at the counter “Less people are”

“What do you need hter

I glanced to Toby, waiting for hihter as well He forced a s the same

“We can start asking people to leave,” he said

“I’ the voice yelled out

“FIGHT!”

And like the craven people they were, everyone turned to watch yet no one attempted to stop it, not even my brother’s men

Father, give ht”, Toby i crowd

“Take it back!”

“You take it back, you stupid—”

“GET OFF HIM!” a blonde-haired wo one of the boys away and hugging her son or grandson to herself “How dare you?”