’ ‘Likewise.’ Van took Earl by the collar and started walking him back to the woods. He looked back once to wave goodbye and take one last look ...t Liz. There was something about her nakedness mixed with the sweat and dirt of hard work that was incredibly attractive to him. In some sense, it seemed to fit with the rugged individuality he’d sought in moving this far from the city. It might not have been quite how he’d envisioned it, but he certainly wasn’t about to complain. * * * * * Van. Did she bleed? I can't say. I really don't know a lot about her anymore. Maybe I never did. But I know I shall end up a walking ghost, an anemic skeleton.I'll bleed to the last pint.I guess the first thing to do is to stop this self-pity. But I can't. Not yet.I am entitled to some self-pity, am I not? For God's sake, it has been an hour now. Leave me some slack, will you? Please, for a minute hold back your damned advice on how a real man should act. Fuck you. I don't even believe you have a. She was quiet and shy, and a person you'd think would have major problems with The Program. However, she had been buddied up with Mick Shoebottom, a big, funny, gregarious teddy bear who might have been the best-liked person in the whole Junior class. Everybody liked Mick. Like most high schools, there were cliques at Westport, but Mick was a member of every single clique in the school. He got along with everyone. And he, like I said, was gregarious and outgoing, not the type of person to be. Eat."Rey closes her eyes as he pushes the morsel into her mouth. It is most heavenly, buttery and delicious. In this moment, it is the best thing she's ever tasted. She enjoys the moment… until she opens her eyes and sees Kylo staring at her intensely. He picks up a piece of cheese and pushes it into her mouth.This continues in silence for a few more minutes. Then Kylo prepares her a plate of food and places it in front of her. She stares at it for a moment, realizing he expects her to eat it.