Kade
Riley walked out eventually. I had placed some clean clothes by the door, a warm pair of sweats, and some socks and found a shirt with a built in bra so that she wouldn’t be embarrassed with me going through her intimates. I also left her a sweater I had found hanging in the closet. It was off-white and loose and looked like it was knitted but felt warm. She walked out onto the balcony with me as she hugged herself. She had one hand up and at her mouth as she was chewing on her fingers. When her eyes landed on the goodies tears well up in her eyes again.
“Hey, hey,” I said as I reached out for her, keeping it her choice again if she wanted to pull away. She didn’t accept my offer and instead stood there.
“I’m sorry,” She said again. “I ruined another great meal poor Virginia worked
