Chapter 13
KaliniOrganizing the kits took longer that morning than usual. Dare came downstairs with his hair still mussed. Clarity couldn’t seem to focus, and Kal had to keep prompting her to eat. She’d sit there, spoon in midair, with a blank expression. Dare didn’t eat much, either. He mixed in cream and fruit, pushed around the porridge in the bowl but only ate a few bites. Kal suspected that the milk went off, but she sniffed the carton. Still good.
After walking the kits to school, she stopped at the general store and farmer’s market. She got a week’s worth of groceries and fresh milk, just in case. Tal had more sensitive noses and taste buds than her. Maybe the milk had turned, but she couldn’t tell just yet.
On the walk back to the house, she spotted the mechanic and young guard
