As she sat watching the world go by, something caught her eye.

It wasn't so much
its color or shape, but the way it was moving. She squinted to see if she could
better understand what it was and where it was going, but it didn't help. As she
continued to stare into the distance, she didn't understand why this uneasiness was
building inside her body. She felt like she should get up and run. If only she
could make out what it was. At that moment, she comprehended what it was and where
it was heading, and she knew her life would never be the same.
It was just a burger. Why couldn't she understand that? She knew he'd completely
changed his life around her eating habits, so why couldn't she give him a break
this one time? She wasn't even supposed to have found out. Yes, he had promised her
and yes, he had broken that promise, but still in his mind, all it had been was
just a burger.
"So, what do you think?" he asked nervously. He wanted to know the answer, but at
the same time, he didn't. He'd put his heart and soul into the project and he
wasn't sure he'd be able to recover if they didn't like what he produced. The
silence from the others in the room seemed to last a lifetime even though it had
only been a moment since he asked the question. "So, what do you think?" he asked
again.
One can cook on and with an open fire. These are some of the ways to cook with fire
outside. Cooking meat using a spit is a great way to evenly cook meat. In order to
keep meat from burning, it's best to slowly rotate it. Hot stones can be used to
toast bread. Coals are hot and can bring things to a boil quickly. If one is very
adventurous, one can make a hole in the ground, fill it with coals and place foil-
covered meat, veggies, and potatoes into the coals, and cover all of it with dirt.
In a short period of time, the food will be baked. Campfire cooking can be done in
many ways.
The lone lamp post of the one-street town flickered, not quite dead but definitely
on its way out. Suitcase by her side, she paid no heed to the light, the street or
the town. A car was coming down the street and with her arm outstretched and thumb
in the air, she had a plan.
Things aren't going well at all with mom today. She is just a limp noodle and wants
to sleep all the time. I sure hope that things get better soon.
I'm so confused by your ridiculous meltdown that I must insist on some sort of
explanation for your behavior towards me. It just doesn't make any sense. There's
no way that I deserved the treatment you gave me without an explanation or an
apology for how out of line you have been.
She had been told time and time again that the most important steps were the first
and the last. It was something that she carried within her in everything she did,
but then he showed up and disrupted everything. He told her that she had it wrong.
The first step wasn't the most important. The last step wasn't the most important.
It was the next step that was the most important.