Chapter 3
After everyone had eaten his or her apparent fill, Nate sat, uncertain what to do next. Evening had faded to night and darkness showed through the windows now. He wasn’t sure he could find clean clothes that would fit everyone, but he’d look. He remembered he’d never really cleaned out the closet in his parents’ room. Surely something of his mom’s would do for the girl, maybe not fit too well, but enough for decency. His father had not been tall but somewhat husky, so maybe he could find some sweats or something Merl could wear. His own clothes would probably fit the younger man and the old one for a stopgap.
“How would you folks like to get cleaned up? There’s a bunch of bathrooms in the house, and I think I can find something you all can wear for the time being.”
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