Chapter 5

I figured maybe he was stunned by how unevenly I'd chopped everything.

He didn't go for a second bite right away. He just stared down at the food without saying a word.

I felt embarrassed. "Mr. Reynolds, I'm really out of practice. I'm not much of a cook. Maybe someone else should make you something—"

Anna saw he still wasn't saying anything, so she tried the food herself.

She went quiet for a second, then said, "Wait. You're not just out of practice. You don't know how to cook at all, do you? It's way too salty. And you put…