@@@@@top chewing your
nails?it took me years to
@@@@@top chewing your
nails?it took me years to break that habitBut the long, scratchy nails bothered me don't really think we need to worry about bad habits
in the long termJared didn't let Jeb bring food againInstead, someone brought it to the end of the hall and
Jared retrieved itI got the same thing?bread, soup, and vegetables?twice every daySometimes
there were extra things for Jared, packaged foods with brand names I recognized?Red Vines,
Snickers, Pop-TartsI tried to imagine how the humans had gotten their hands on these
delicaciesI didn't expect him to share?of course not?but I wondered sometimes if he thought I was
hoping he wouldOne of my few entertainments was hearing him eat his treats, because he
always did so ostentatiously, perhaps rubbing it in the way he had with the pillow that first
nightOnce, Jared slowly ripped open a bag of Cheetos?showy about it as usual?and the rich smell of
fake powdered cheese rolled through my cave? delicious, irresistibleHe ate one slowly, letting
me hear each distinct crunchMy stomach growled loudly, and I laughed at myselfI hadn't laughed in so long
