I stretched my arms over my head and yawned before opening my still sleepy eyes. Beth"s empty bed lay in front of me. My heart skipped for a moment until I heard her humming the only tune she remembered. I cringed at the memory of the song that had once been a childhood favourite but was now surrounded by mystery. I rubbed the remaining sleep from my eyes. The room was still dark, and I could just make out Beth rooting through something on our cardboard table.
“Food?” I said at the sound of clanging tin cans. I picked up the flashlight before rising.
“Ya.” She didn"t bother to look at me as she continued searching through the cloth bag. The memory of his late night visit returned. I had been so sure that he"d done nothing but watch us sleep.
My back cracked as I stretched my arms over m
