Just Deserts
“It was as if they were flying up to join the stars that were millions of brilliant pinpricks punctuating the night sky. Sitting all around the fire were the five of us and our nomad friends. All were men except Kajsa. I think she was not only aware of it but a little uncomfortable, because she hadn’t gone to the bathroom very often. She seemed to be reassured by having either Larson or one of the guys close at hand.
We’d all eaten goat and rice and cornmeal. Our hosts had made a feast for us, and I’d eaten a lot—although I’d kind of avoided the goat. It unnerved me to think I was eating something that had been alive just a few hours before. I’d moved the piece I’d been given around my plate, hiding it among the rice and cornmeal until now there wasn’t any food to hide it behind. I knew I couldn’t just put my plate down because that might offend them, and I figured it wasn’t smart to offend people with swords and rifles.
Looking at the number of pieces that Andy had eaten, I had a pret...ty good idea of how to get rid of it.MoreLess
We’d all eaten goat and rice and cornmeal. Our hosts had made a feast for us, and I’d eaten a lot—although I’d kind of avoided the goat. It unnerved me to think I was eating something that had been alive just a few hours before. I’d moved the piece I’d been given around my plate, hiding it among the rice and cornmeal until now there wasn’t any food to hide it behind. I knew I couldn’t just put my plate down because that might offend them, and I figured it wasn’t smart to offend people with swords and rifles.
Looking at the number of pieces that Andy had eaten, I had a pret...ty good idea of how to get rid of it.MoreLess
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