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    The zipper of his backpack ticked open. “What would you like? I’ll give it to you. No cost.”
    He wasn’t going to give up. Okay, why not? It might take a while to show up. “What’ve you got?” Her eyes stayed up on the clouds. If she could just find it again, somehow everything would be better. Maybe even my parents will be better .
    “What would be your absolute first selection?”
    “Water’s fine.” Maybe it meant something, or someone, was watching out for her. Actually cared about her.
    “Humor me. A little more exciting than that.”
    All right already. The guy sure didn’t seem to be into this after seeing such an incredible sight. Maybe he’d relax if she just let him give her some trail mix or something.
    She leaned back to see in his pack but he pulled it away. “You got a lot of choices in there?”
    He nodded.
    “What I really want is Chick-fil-A and waffle fries. I’m starving. I missed lunch. I wish you had that in there.”
    His eyes opened wide like he was shocked.
    “No way.”
    “ Fiat panis .” He pulled a Chick-fil-A sack out of his pack. “Or more accurately, Let there be chicken.”
    She grabbed it and opened it up. Hot, thick, fried oil aroma swirled up in the steam. “How’d you know that?” She scooted back next to him.
    He shrugged and smiled again.
    “Ketchup?” she asked.
    “Of course.” He pulled out a bottle of Heinz.
    “And honey mustard?”
    “Absolutely.”
    After he presented a packet of honey mustard, he pulled out a dripping amber bottle of beer. He presented it to her like a waiter holding a wine bottle.
    She studied the label. “Too-tank-ham— What’s that? Egyptian Ale ,” she read. “King Tut beer?”
    “Actually, it’s Queen Nefertiti’s recipe. She made a unique brew. They tried to copy it after excavating her brewery. Even though it’s not an exact reproduction, it’s surprisingly close. It’s one of my favorites. The first bottle sold for over seven-thousand dollars. Have one.”
    “I can’t.”
    “No charge. Not for you today.” He gave her another smile, one like he had practiced it in front of a mirror. “Here, my supply is endless. Take it.”
    “No, really. I signed a contract with my orchestra. We all did. Not to drink alcohol on the trip. We had to for insurance or something.”
    “Who will know?”
    “Well, I will for one. I made a pledge.” Man, was he for real? “Right now I wish I had a strawberry shake to go with my chicken burger.”
    He winked at her then opened his pack again. “All right then, oh Virtuous One. A shake ye shall have.” And out came a frosty super-sized cup from the back pack. “It’s not seven-thousand dollars, but I can assure you, it’s a good one.”
    Chloe couldn’t help but laugh. “Are you kidding me? And it’s strawberry?” She was too delighted to be cautious. A hard pull on the straw confirmed the flavor for her. “That is so cool! I can’t believe you had that in there.” She pulled the lid off and dipped in a waffle fry. The salt sizzled on her tongue around the berry sweet. “Oh my god! The flavor. Mm, it’s heaven.”
    After a long draw off his bottle and a deep sigh, he leaned back on his elbows and shut his eyes like he was in bliss.
    “Want one?” Chloe extended a fry to him.
    He shook his head without opening his eyes.
    She tore down along each side fold of the Chick-fil-A bag and flattened it to spread the meal in front of her. The first bite was still in her mouth when she bit off the second. “This is the best chicken in the world,” she said around a full mouth. “I didn’t know they even had Chick-fil-A over here.”
    “They do now.” He took another long swig of beer. “What would you like for dessert?”
    “Dessert? I’ve barely start—” Chloe jumped to her feet. Out in the sky over the sea a bright light flashed. “Look! There. Did you see it?”
    “Probably an aeroplane,” he said.
    “You didn’t even look.” Chloe guarded her eyes