FAKE Triple Drabble: Delivery Service – Follows ‘Overreacting’

[badly_knitted]

 


Title: Delivery Service – Follows ‘Overreacting’
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Dee, Ryo, Mother.
Rating: G
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: Dee and Ryo do what they can to help Mother and the kids through the crisis.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Full / Empty’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Triple drabble.




“That’s all you could get?” Dee asked as Ryo emptied the bags of groceries and started putting things away.


“It’s all we really need, Dee, plenty to see us through the week. We’re lucky, we have a well-stocked freezer and the cupboards are full, there were just a few items we were short of; bread, milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt, fresh fruit and vegetables, the kinds of things that don’t keep for long anyway. I stocked up on flour and yeast, there was plenty of both available, so if necessary we can make our own bread, and enough for our neighbours too. We’ll be fine.”


“I guess. I’m worried about Mother and the kids though; this is gonna be tough on them, especially if the schools are shut down. Without school lunches they’re gonna need twice as much food.”


“I know, I’ve been thinking about that too. I know you only just got off shift, but how d’you feel about helping me with another grocery run?”


Dee grinned.


It wasn’t easy, food was flying off the shelves so fast, and they must have visited a dozen supermarkets, plus a fair number of smaller shops, but they arrived at the orphanage with the trunk of Dee’s car full of cans and packets of things that would keep well.


Mother was overwhelmed.


“I don’t know what to say!”


“Just say you’ll stay safe,” Dee said firmly. “You’re not as young as you used to be. If you’re gettin’ low on anything, call us and we’ll deliver. I don’t want you goin’ out if you can avoid it. Bad enough you’re surrounded with kids.”


“We’re taking sensible precautions. You two need to be careful as well.”


“Yeah.” Dee grinned. “Can’t really do police work from home.”


“Thank you, boys. May God be with you.”



The End

Comments

[queenkatyastar]

I like this. :) More people need to be aware of how much the elderly and children are being affected by this mess, and not just them but the homeless too as a friend of mine pointed out yesterday. Even the shelters are closing!

[badly_knitted]

I know! It's awful, although our government is supposed to be getting all homeless into accommodation. I'll believe that when I see it.

Thank you!

[queenkatyastar]

Huh, I'd believe it, but I don't think they'll LIKE the accommodations. Sounds far too much like an excuse to round 'em up, if you know what I mean...

[badly_knitted]

True, governments like ours and yours aren't exactly keen on helping those most in need.

[queenkatyastar]

Any and all governments, I'd say, tbh, but ours, I fully and have always believed, is still worse than y'all's. LOL

[badly_knitted]

I won't argue that point. Boris may be an idiot, but at least he's making sure all areas of the country get the medical supplies they need. Over there, you're not so lucky. *hugs* I just hope people can survive despite a certain idiot's policies.