Chapter 14Giant’s mother had said she was coming home early, but that meant, Giant explained, that she was leaving after the dinner crowd thinned out, instead of finishing the shift and helping Sam clean. “She’ll bring some food from the diner, but if you’re hungry, I can make popcorn, or canned soup.”
“I’m still full of ice cream. If it’s salmon patties, do I have to eat them?”
“No. It probably won’t be, since you’re a guest.”
“If I wasn’t here, you’d have to eat them?”
Giant laughed. “Yeah, growing up, I would have starved if not for leftovers from Sam’s. We weren’t in any position to be picky.”
“For real, starved?” Pidge asked worriedly.
“Well, not like to death, but I would’ve missed a lot of meals. Or had to wear the same clothes every day. My mom used to say that it defied the
