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Finally the foods were served one by one and everything on the table looked so mouthwatering. We started eating right away and I was taking bigger bites than Milo that made him kind of laugh as we continued to eat and talk about how his meeting went and why it took him too long to pick me up. He constantly would wipe my cheek with the table napkin and laugh adorably at me.

“I’m really hungry.” I said.

“Didn’t you eat earlier?”

I was then reminded that I wasn’t able to eat during lunch and I only had the snack bars that Jake gave me. It wasn’t so bad but the kind of hunger hours passed since I ate it was undeniably striking. I wanted to skip class just to eat but we had an exam.

“I ate a light meal.” I answered.

“Light meal? Christ Lindy, you should remember that you’re no longer eating for yourself.”

“I know. I’m sorry. I promise I would eat more next time.”

“Please take care of yourself.” He tells me dearly.

“I will.” I smiled reassuringly.

He smiles back. “You should eat a lot. H