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• Despite being uncomfortable with the crumbs, I quickly joined them in eating. I was starving, and it would be suicide to ignore it until another day, especially since I wasn't sure if I would get anything better than this. It might even be worse. However, before I could join, the crumbs were almost gone, and I didn’t get enough to quench the hunger I was feeling. The prisoners were too strong, and I was too weak to tussle with them. Gently, I crept close to the wall and rested my back against it, trying to bear the hunger.
• "Sarah, have this. I saved some for you," Ciara said, stretching out some crumbs in her hands. My eyes widened in surprise.
• "You saved some? What about you?" I asked.