What Kindness Can Bring

Chapter 12, Breakfast

Cuthfleda comes back with my hot water right as Rotte and I end our conversation, she carefully sets down the cup in front of me.

I give a friendly smile, "Thank you."

Opening my ration I pull out a nice arrangement of food. canned meat, biscuits, compressed cereal bar, powdered coffee, fruit bar, chewing gum, sugar tablets, 4 cigarettes, purification tablets, a can opener, and a wooden spoon.

Opening the pack of coffee I pour the powder into the hot water then opened the cereal bar along with the fruit bar for a nice combination. Using the can opener to pry the can open and the wooden spoon I successfully push out the jerky textured meat. "Not gonna need these." I tell myself while putting the cigarettes, water and sugar tablets away back in the box.

From the corner of my eye everyone around me, Effie, Olav, Cuthfleda, and Rotte are all watching in curiosity while eating.

"I'm setting up my food like the soldiers did in my world a long time ago." I tell them, "During harsh times when planes or trucks can't give cooked meals, our soldiers survived on these. What I'm eating right now is called a breakfast K ration."

Olav motions his hand towards some food, "You can take food if you wish."

I politely decline. "No thank you, I'm trying to somewhat simulate the feeling of the people who fought during the first and second world wars.

They all look at me in confusion, "What's a plane and a truck?" Effie asks, Olav jumps in, "Can you explain to us what you are wearing and the two world wars you were talking about?"

I smile, "Sure thing, let's begin."