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“Too late I’ spontaneous, re, please” I held up uy who seemed startled I’d approached hi up to hi an order

“Zara, what if we try spontaneous so to guide me away “Like a place without a free side dish of E coli and salmonella”

Shaking free froround and looked over my shoulder “So refined and elite, you can’t eat what everyone else eats?” I teased “Do you want one?”

“Zara” His chest bu ainst my neck “Look at his hands”

I sed hard, watching his gris and open the vat of—was that supposed to be chili? Oh god You’ve eaten worse Once I did this, Leo would never be able to call ain

Jugglingsmothered in ‘chili’

Leo tried to take the hot dog froet it, you’ve proven your point”

I skipped away “Oh, Leo’s so scared It’s okay, it won’t hurt you”

“Zara, I wouldn’t”

Turning around, I took od what had I done? I faced Leo and keptanother bite

He crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head “You’ve proven your point Stop eating it”

“Why? It’s delicious?” I choked down another bite and cautiously sed another Once you got past the initial smell, taste, and texture it wasn’t horrendous Would I be doing it again? Hell, no

But the look on his face orth it

Leo kept shaking his head andat me like he expected an alien to burst out of my chest

I shoved the last piece intohard Way harder than thosethat you pretend aren’t there My fore a revolt