the package of four rolls that came from the bakery. Helen took a large bite and her face lit up with bliss.
“These are just heavenly,” Helen said when she’d swallowed her first bite.
Josephine and Alice exchanged perplexed looks. Helen wolfed down all of the rolls in record time. She went into the living room and flopped down on the couch. Josephine and Alice sat down on the other couch facing her.
“Are you all right?” Josephine asked.
“I think I’m allergic to cinnamon rolls. My stomach hurts.” Helen clutched her belly with her right hand and a pained expression dominated her face.
“Normally, we eat one at a time,” Josephine pointed out. “I think you overdid it there.”
“I need something,” Helen said.
“Like what?” Alice scrutinized her friend with puzzlement.
“I need pizza.”
“You just said your stomach hurts,” Alice reminded her.
“I know but for some reason I’m still hungry.”
“Maybe it’s blood that you need.” Alice adopted an authoritative air. “Open your mouth so I can see your teeth.”
“How many times are you going to ask me that? They’re the same.” Helen leveled an exasperated look at her.
“You’re craving things even though you’re full. I think we need to figure this out.”
Helen jumped to her feet. “I need to get out of here.”
“If you leave, we’re going together. I’ll drive,” Alice said.
“She’s right. You don’t know what will happen,” Josephine interjected.
Helen hesitated with indecision. “All right. Let’s go.”
The three of them left Alice’s condo and traversed the hallway toward the elevator.
“So where are we going exactly?” Josephine asked.
“I’m in the mood for a burger,” Helen said.
Alice drove them to a nearby fast food restaurant and they ordered their meals. Oddly enough, Helen just asked for a kid’s cheeseburger and a soda. Josephine and Alice both ordered burgers and a drink. The three of them sat down with their meals near the corner. Almost all the tables were occupied and it was noisy with the chatter of nearby customers. Josephine and Alice ate in silence for several moments while Helen sipped her soda and picked at the bun with her fingers by taking small pieces and dropping them on her tray without eating.
“What are you doing?” Josephine asked.
“What do you mean?” Helen’s expression was distracted and her eyes held a faraway look to them.
“You haven’t taken a bite of your burger,” Josephine said.
“Sure I have.” Helen gestured at her burger which had a large portion of the bun torn away. “See?”
“You picked that off with your fingers. It’s scattered on your tray.”
Helen frowned with puzzlement at her burger and the crumbs spread out before her. Helen’s gaze honed in on a blond man in his twenties seated behind Josephine and Alice. The man was casually dressed in just a tee shirt and jeans. He had a five o’clock shadow on his face which was also marked with a myriad of zits and his features were average. Helen stared at him as he took a bite of his burger and chewed. The man was talking to another guy about the same age who was sitting directly across from him. The two of them were conversing in casual tones and oblivious to Helen’s attention. Alice and Josephine turned to see what Helen was gawking at. They turned back to ask Helen what was so fascinating about this guy but before they could utter a single word, Helen left her seat and approached the guy.
“Excuse me.” Helen’s voice was husky as she leveled a charming smile at the man.
“Yeah?” The guy regarded her with confusion.
“My watch stopped working and I was wondering if you had the time?”
“Yes, of course.” He peered at her with fascination.
His gaze flicked down to her breasts as she scooted into the booth beside him. His friend regarded them with puzzlement. Josephine and Alice observed the interaction with caution. Helen’s attention remained glued to the
“These are just heavenly,” Helen said when she’d swallowed her first bite.
Josephine and Alice exchanged perplexed looks. Helen wolfed down all of the rolls in record time. She went into the living room and flopped down on the couch. Josephine and Alice sat down on the other couch facing her.
“Are you all right?” Josephine asked.
“I think I’m allergic to cinnamon rolls. My stomach hurts.” Helen clutched her belly with her right hand and a pained expression dominated her face.
“Normally, we eat one at a time,” Josephine pointed out. “I think you overdid it there.”
“I need something,” Helen said.
“Like what?” Alice scrutinized her friend with puzzlement.
“I need pizza.”
“You just said your stomach hurts,” Alice reminded her.
“I know but for some reason I’m still hungry.”
“Maybe it’s blood that you need.” Alice adopted an authoritative air. “Open your mouth so I can see your teeth.”
“How many times are you going to ask me that? They’re the same.” Helen leveled an exasperated look at her.
“You’re craving things even though you’re full. I think we need to figure this out.”
Helen jumped to her feet. “I need to get out of here.”
“If you leave, we’re going together. I’ll drive,” Alice said.
“She’s right. You don’t know what will happen,” Josephine interjected.
Helen hesitated with indecision. “All right. Let’s go.”
The three of them left Alice’s condo and traversed the hallway toward the elevator.
“So where are we going exactly?” Josephine asked.
“I’m in the mood for a burger,” Helen said.
Alice drove them to a nearby fast food restaurant and they ordered their meals. Oddly enough, Helen just asked for a kid’s cheeseburger and a soda. Josephine and Alice both ordered burgers and a drink. The three of them sat down with their meals near the corner. Almost all the tables were occupied and it was noisy with the chatter of nearby customers. Josephine and Alice ate in silence for several moments while Helen sipped her soda and picked at the bun with her fingers by taking small pieces and dropping them on her tray without eating.
“What are you doing?” Josephine asked.
“What do you mean?” Helen’s expression was distracted and her eyes held a faraway look to them.
“You haven’t taken a bite of your burger,” Josephine said.
“Sure I have.” Helen gestured at her burger which had a large portion of the bun torn away. “See?”
“You picked that off with your fingers. It’s scattered on your tray.”
Helen frowned with puzzlement at her burger and the crumbs spread out before her. Helen’s gaze honed in on a blond man in his twenties seated behind Josephine and Alice. The man was casually dressed in just a tee shirt and jeans. He had a five o’clock shadow on his face which was also marked with a myriad of zits and his features were average. Helen stared at him as he took a bite of his burger and chewed. The man was talking to another guy about the same age who was sitting directly across from him. The two of them were conversing in casual tones and oblivious to Helen’s attention. Alice and Josephine turned to see what Helen was gawking at. They turned back to ask Helen what was so fascinating about this guy but before they could utter a single word, Helen left her seat and approached the guy.
“Excuse me.” Helen’s voice was husky as she leveled a charming smile at the man.
“Yeah?” The guy regarded her with confusion.
“My watch stopped working and I was wondering if you had the time?”
“Yes, of course.” He peered at her with fascination.
His gaze flicked down to her breasts as she scooted into the booth beside him. His friend regarded them with puzzlement. Josephine and Alice observed the interaction with caution. Helen’s attention remained glued to the
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