As she scraped the last of the sticky rice from the bowl and licked it off her spoon, Matt uncovered the pot and served out more. He gave everyone thr...e whole spoonfuls. It wasn't until after she'd eaten it all that she realized how full she felt. She hadn't eaten so much since the first few days at the shelter, before the strict rationing started.The little kids had already finished their food, and were busy ripping up paperback books and twisting the pages up to use in the stove. Valarie. Danielle was the first to speak. "We wanted a girl. Why the fuck wouldyou answer an ad asking for a girl when you aren't one? Do you enjoywasting peoples time? You little fucker." No no I'm sorry! I'm just desperate and couldn't find anywhere else!" Ireplied.Alicia responded. "We're desperate too, but we don't try fooling anyone,our ad was very honest and to the point, just like us. You clearly aren'thonest; do you think that attitude would fit in well with us here at thishouse?" I'm sorry. I'm. He stood out due to the dark look on his face and he seemed to be staring at Amanda. His brows were lowered and he had an intense look in his eyes."Who is that guy?" He asked Zoe, sending his thoughts to her as to who he was looking at. Zoe shivered as she looked across at her friend's father, also noticing that he seemed to be staring at her mother. "That's Alison and her dad," she responded to Robbie. "He kind of creeps me out whenever I go to her house, I don't know why, he just does. I. ‘I guess I should pity you, Scrawny. You’re even uglier than I am. All skin and bones and belly.’ ‘I don’t need your pity,’ hissed Lei. ‘Sure you don’t,’ commented the spider, crawling vertically up the trunk of the tree. His tone was sarcastic. ‘What’s that supposed to mean?’ yelled Lei after him. ‘All you ever did for me was not eat me.’ The spider made no reply. Lei curled into a ball and wept. Long before she fell asleep, she promised herself that come night she would find another place to.