The Redbird's story.

Layla still didin't move from her spot on the ground.

Momi opened the door. "Hurry up!"

Cora sighed and grabbed Layla by the arm, practically dragging her up and inside, closing the door behind them.

Layla pulled her arm out of Cora's grasp, but didn't say anything.

Sally looked at them.

Momi sat the plates on the table.

Blake sat down. he looked at his plate. He careful didved his small portion in to threes, and put a thrid on each of his sister's plate. His mother wacthed him and looked away sadly. She stoped trying to stop him from doing that, and she pretended she didn't see how thin her son was getting just so her daghters had enough to eat.

Layla sat down quietly and looked down at her plate.

Sally sat down as well.

Cora sat down and looked down at her food but didn't eat it yet. She watched as Blake put some of his on her plate and bit her lip, but said nothing about it.
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Elliot's mother was home now and exhausted, sitting at the table.

"Mom, please stop working so hard," Elliot pleaded.

"You know I have to. If your father hadn't run off--" She began. Elliot cut her off.

"Please," She said. Her mom sighed.

"I have to work hard for us, Elliot," she said. Elliot frowned but nodded and began to make dinner while her mother rested.

Blake sat waiting for everyone to finsh. HE didn't eat any of his food.

Cora poked Blake.

"Eat," She said.
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Elliot sat down at the table with her mom and they ate dinner, soup.

Layla finished her food shortly.

Sally ate some of her food but didn't eat all of it.

Blake pointed at his empty plate. He have given all his food to his sisters.

Cora sighed and gave Blake back the food he had given her and then began to eat hers.
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Elliot ate quietly.

"Cora!" Blake whined. "I don't want it!"

"I don't care!" Cora hissed. "Eat it!" She went back to eating hers.

Layla looked at Blake but didn't say anything.


Sally looked at blake. "You have to eat to", she said.

Momi kept eatting sad that he daughters was taking better care of her son then she did.

Blake folded his arms over his chest. "No."

Sally sighed but didn't say anything else.

Layla rolled her eyes.

Cora glared at Blake and finished her food, leaving the food he had gave her on his plate.

"I'm not, so you are," she said simply.
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Elliot finished eating and her mom went to sleep right away. Elliot cleaned up and went outside, sitting on the front porch.

"What does it matter?" blake said standing up. "You need it more then I." He truned to leave.

Cora glared at Blake as he turned to leave. With a sigh she took the food he had given her and ate it.

Sally watched him leave.

Layla looked down at the table.

Blake opened door and left.

He kept walking soon he found himself near Elliots home.

Elliot looked up and saw someone coming. She noticed it was Blake and quickly jumped up and ran inside. She walked over to the window and peeked out.
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Cora finished eating and looked around at the others left at the table.

Blake saw that Elliot had seen him and had ran inside. That topped it off. He then beieved with alll his heart his best freind hated him.

Elliot realized how stupid she was being. She walked over to the door and put her hand on the knob, but then quickly changed her mind.

'No...' she thought. 'If he wanted to be my friend he would've come to see me at least once. But I....' She stopped, a tear sliding down her cheek. 'I miss him the most.' She stood hesitiating in the doorway.
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Cora looked at her mother then her sisters, wondering what to do now.