The Gnawing Hunger

Gathering Food

Once in town, Bo tried to not think about what he saw. As it probably wasn't real. After all, how could a creature like that even exist? It must have been a part of his overactive imagination. And that he was just super tired from the trip up. That was it and nothing more.

He was just too tired...he took a deep breath to relax himself. Reminding himself that it wasn't real. That he had been seeing things. And that he shouldn't linger on it. Nor should he really think about it for even a minute longer. With that, Bo walked to the frozen foods aisle. Xander walking after him with the shopping cart. And Arthur following up on them with his phone. Typing something into it, probably a list. Xander asked,"You think we should get some soda, snacks, and other stuff?"

"I don't think the cabin has enough food for everyone.",he added. Now that he thought about it, Bo didn't either. And it probably would be wise to get more stuff for it. It also definitely would be a good idea to check the pantry when they got back. Just to be sure there wasn't expired food that had been left behind. And he figured it was better to get some more stuff. Then toss out what looks to be super old. Even if it was a little bit old. As Bo didn't trust that it wouldn't make someone sick. Also, his Mom probably wouldn't eat what was in the pantry.

"Yeah, that's probably a good idea. We can toss out the expired stuff after.",Bo agreed. With that, the trio hurried to get more stuff for the cabin. Arthur having written a list of stuff that they needed. Such as bread, deli meat, and cheeses to make sandwiches. Whenever they weren't feeling like cooking a meal. He suggested that they grab three different pizzas for dinner. That way everyone got what they wanted for tonight's dinner. Arthur asked,"Would splitting the food cost be a good idea, too?"

"I mean it kind of seems easier if we all pay for some stuff.",he added. Bo and Xander didn't see anything wrong with that. And it probably would be cheaper for everyone. So, they agreed to Arthur's idea of splitting things three ways. With this, they walked over to the frozen pizzas. Getting three of them for that night. One was cheese with a cheese crust. A pepperoni pizza. And then there was the pineapple pizza. That was Bo's favorite. Especially, when he got to put macadamia nuts on top of it. Something that everyone normally would make fun of him for.

As they all said it was pretty gross. Even Arthur thought it was disgusting. And the dude ate pumpkin spice anything. Including pumpkin spice spam.

Other folks in his life thought it was funny. Well, his Mom thought him liking that combination was funny.

But he didn't really give a damn if they did or not. To him it was the best way to enjoy that pizza. Though he was a little surprised when Arthur got the macadamias for him. Neither of his friends saying a word about it. Any other time they would make some snide remark.

This time, they seemed to be fine with the whole thing. Or they were deciding to be nice to him during this birthday week. After the whole way his Mom and Grandpa had been fighting. They probably wanted to not give him a hard time. When he was already stressed the Hell out. It was probably another reason why Xander suggested they grocery shop while there. To give him an excuse to stay out of the cabin and away from the tension.

And he was grateful for that. Along without the jokes about the pizza he liked.

Soon as they put the pizzas into the cart, they headed to the chip aisle. Getting what Arthur had put on his list of chips. Some tortilla chips, nacho, and some normal chips to go with sandwiches. Even in sandwiches if they felt like it. Xander grabbed a few things of pretzels for normal snacking. A big container's worth that would hopefully last them the weekend if they didn't mindlessly snack on it. Along with a brand of popcorn that Bo really liked. They also grabbed some sodas that were nearby. Three one liters of Mountain Dews, a one liter of Dr. Pepper, and a twelve pack of diet Pepsis for his Mom. Despite her telling him that she didn't drink soda anymore, he knew she did. Just not as much as she used to when he was a kid.