Overwhelming Emotions

Brandon looked at the soup and smiled. "Wow, this looks so good. When was the last time we had a cooked meal? It's even got meat!"

He bent over to pour himself a bowl when his wife grabbed his wrist.

"What's wrong, honey?" he asked curiously. He could tell something was off by her expression.

Mila opened and closed her mouth a few times, then looked around to make sure no one else would hear her.

"I... I feel like this soup might be poisoned. I just don't understand why they're being so kind! And to insist that we stay here?" she whispered. Her hand started to shake as panic set in; she was truly frightened now.

Brandon stood back up and placed his arm around her. "Sweetie, don't overthink it. They don't seem like evil people. I think they were genuinely worried about us."