Jason looked over at the lunch boxes and then at Charlotte's face. While squinting his eyes slightly, he said in a teasing tone, "I'll eat with you."

"Don't bother," Charlotte gloomily and stiffly refused, opening the lunchboxes across from him. She supposed that she could just take the extra portion home at night.

She had them placed when she found Jason still sitting there motionless, so she said suspiciously, "You haven't had enough?"

"Save the remaining portion for the ...