Literature
Breaking Point 11.5
"You just gonna stare at me like that all day?"
Engineer was stirring something up in the pot bubbling quietly on his portable hotplate. It'd become a habit to get up early and take care of the kid. As irritating as it was, the routine was still useful to him even now.
Predictably, Scout's eyes hardened at the question. "I'm makin' sure you don't put no drugs in it."
Engineer just sighed. "Trust me, boy, you ain't got nothin' to worry about." He checked the pot, and shook his head with a sigh. "Still ain't ready yet
Ah well."
Scout watched with alarm as Engineer grabbed the set of keys hanging on the opposite side of the wall, and l