Annie moved through the supermarket like a robot that had been programmed to take things off the shelves and drop them into the cart. When she got home and started putting away her groceries, she was stunned by some of the things she'd bought. There were ingredients for actual meals, not just things she could nuke in the microwave or eat right out of the box. It's been a while since she prepared an actual meal.

　　She was brewing coffee when a knock sounded from the front ...