Eidolon Ave: The Second Feast
her friend Ellie said—and, no, not Elizabeth and certainly not Beth, so Ellie it was, although lately she’d started silently referring to her as Skinny—before shoving another fistful of peanuts in her mouth.
With a shrug, she said nothing as she tore another slender strip from the napkin. Balled it up. Slipped it between her lips, feeling it grow wet against her teeth, on her tongue. Tucked it into her cheek. Enjoyed the sense of something solid in her mouth.
Then, after a moment, pulled it out and placed it on the counter.
“Okay, then, yesterday?” Skinny said as she scooped up another handful of bar nuts.
She nodded, unwilling to admit it’d been weeks since she’d eaten. Like, truly eaten. “
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