<strong>Vern ~ home and not alone</strong><br/><br/>It wasn’t exactly dump. It wasn’t exactly gentle either. Vern deposited Evie on the couch on his way to the corner kitchenette. There was actually a refrigerator, a microwave, a two sink counter and a dish drainer.  There was a platter and one set of silver ware in the drainer.<br/><br/>He opened the frig and took a large box out then began stacking things on top of it. Parmesan was first, then what was left of a loaf of bread, a few slices of ham, a chunk of cheddar, four slices of pickles and a bag of crisps. Off to the counter where he dropped the box and the contents down and separated them out.<br/><br/>The platter was in his hand as he opened the box with the other, “You like warm pizza?”