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He pulled the other plate from the microwave and set it down on the table He then picked up one of the beers and walked over tohard length of the bottle,under our hot fingers I looked up at him and all of a sudden I couldn’t breathe

"Feel better?" he asked, only I heard soether His hand suddenly left mine and I snapped out of my trance I pulled out ain, that I’d missed an opportunity to see the sun No one ever thinks about how lucky they are to see the sun everyday I certainly never did, not until now Disappointain Caleb noticed When did he not notice so now?"

I looked at hi ed "I could always put you back inside your roorateful I just, I guess I'm just disappointed the sun isn't up I haven't seen the sun in a long time"

"Hmm," was all he said

I tried not to look at him, every time I did all I could think about was the fact that he had been inside entle and forced ht it, then the way he had been so cruel I pushed the food around, thinking about things beyond e to escape The thought seeer I reive up hope I abruptly wondered ould happen to Caleb once I ave me mixed e you out here to eat with me so you could stare off into your food" I looked up He sain Orof prison only served to re sodomized

"So tell me about home Kitten; brothers, sisters?" I could feel the pin pricks behind h in a flood of tears I setthem back I didn't want to talk about this, not with hiical side of ot hi, he’d treat ood Maybe even letone The tears were beaten back for the moment I could do this I had to do this

"I have five brothers," I said, refusing to tell hith before speaking again "And you are…?"

"The eldest"

He sat back in his chair and stared at aze as if he knew so I didn't and was amused by it "And your parents?"

Why did he suddenly care? "It's justtihtfully

"No," I said, edgy, "just…gone"

"And so your brothers have a different father?"

"U the food around, trying not to think about hi at me

"Your mother had children withHe shook his head slightly, then, under his breath he ain bored into mine, "How does it uess I don't care"

"And what does your eldest brother think?" he leaned in He was actually interested I was getting a little freaked out

"My brother?" I asked I didn’t understand; where was he going with this? My brother was fourteen and all he gave a shit about was running the streets with his friends Mom and the others werefor you and your mother would naturally fall upon your eldest brother," he said, his tone inquisitive but oddly perplexed