The two nodded as they lowered their weapons and guard around the hurting man. Jon smiled. "Yeah, hey Mr. Holland I know I'm not from Northton, but you're Leslie's neighbor and she's our friend."
Nikki would nod in agreement. "You bet! We'll take some of that burden off, that's what us young folk are for, right?!" She added, jovially.
The older gentleman raised his head, unshed tears in his eyes. "You're such a good girl, it doesn't matter what the others say." He would nod and slowly amble past the three towards the barn door. He looked around carefully, placing his shaking hand against the door's frame for support. "Janet had stopped eating. She said that the food tasted rotten. At first it was just a few things, but gradually it was everything. She started to eat raw meat and even that, after a while she just refused." He recalled it vividly.