Abner was sharp as a tack, his gaze flitting over Queena before casually retracting.

“Excuse me, do you have a cell phone? I need to contact my people.”

Queena didn’t own a cell phone; she had been completely cut off from the outside world since entering the research facility.

Beside her, Tobias slapped his forehead.

“Dad's got one, but he’s gone fishing. Won't be back until tomorrow morning.”

Abner nodded in thanks, “Alright, appreciate it.”

Tobias, looking a bit sheepish, scratched his head, “No worries. You hungry? We've got sfish chowder at home. I can bring you

some.”

After another word of thanks, Abner, who wasn’t the best at social niceties, closed his eyes.

Queena, having tended to the wounds, was about to leave.

Tobias grabbed her hand, “Queena, why don’t you take a bowl of the chowder back for the man at your place?”

Without thinking, Queena glanced at Abner, then whispered lowly, “Tobias, haven't I told you not to mention him? Don’t bring him

up in front of anyone. Pretend you've forgotten all about it.”

Tobias

“Sorry.”

his head, managing a

first step upon waking up in an unfamiliar place

was something off about that

but something

of Abner's wary mood, Tobias brought over the fish chowder

“Handsome, have at it.”

someone at home? Someone you don’t

just an eleven-year-old kid with no guile, was initially sworn to secrecy for Queena but crumbled under

imposing questioning.

“No, there's nobody.”

“Nobody?”

softer, Tobias uncomfortably confessed, “I mean, I don’t know him. Doesn't seem like he’s

you, the kind Queena likes. Please don’t ask anymore. Queena doesn’t

about him.”

interested in who Queena fancied;

“She studied abroad?”

in the day, the only one in our

swelled with pride as

years

with us over the years. Just showed up out of the blue. But her

got back. The woman was nearly

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