Helen was brought back to reality by Anico answering her, she was glad she was not the only one having to mask what she felt, Robbie was always saying she was too soft,<em>toughen up</em>he’d say, she realised that she’d not thought of him for a while, his touch his caress could make her cry out in joy but now… nothing.<br/><br/>She pushed it from her mind and went to fetch the meat Anico wanted, the food had survived very well considering everything that had happened to it. Helen used a plastic bag to handle it, pushing some of the meat into a separate bag and putting the rest back.<br/><br/>“ Here’s some chops …oh and some hamburger meat,” her hunger was back at the sight of the food, “ I’m not too sure how you are going to do it but I’ll help if you’d like….oh and I’ve brought these bags too, to lay the meat on when its cooked and some paper towels.”<br/><br/>She crouched back down enjoying the heat and light it gave to the rapidly darkening skies. She looked around wondering if the others were alright. Anico was already preparing what seemed like a hubcap, it did want to make Helen laugh, the inventiveness. “ Great idea,” she smiled a weak smile, “I hope it works.”<br/><br/>