That was a little sad, to hear Fred say that people who kiss her disappear. Annie felt like there must be an actual reason for her to say it, Fred didn't seem to be the type to just be a downer on herself like that for nothing. But she was still on too many pain medications to really get into it.
When she was directed to eat the tacos, Annie didn't argue. She brought the bag close and tucked in quickly. It was, hands down, the most wonderful thing that she had ever tasted.
"Why don't you stay in that apartment?" She'd read in the paper ... or maybe seen on the news... about the mayor vanishing. If he wasn't in the apartment, Annie had no idea why Fred couldn't stay there. "I don't think I really want to talk about what I've been up to, so why don't we talk about what you came to talk about?"