"She told me you were college classmates, roommates even. She said she was your best friend, and that the other girl had died. I was afraid something would happen to her, so I agreed to bring her here. I didn't think I'd end up making things worse with my good intentions again."
"Evelyn, I'm so sorry."
"It's fine."
Arriving at the administration building, Evelyn Ford was alarmed by the long queues.
'So many people actually bought the canned food. Times are tough now, so most people who bought it were reluctant to eat it right away, and they might have dodged a bullet. But most people gave the cans to their children.'
'The base management was afraid that if the residents found out about the cans, it would cause riots and rebellion. They were also afraid that if they did nothing, more and more people would die. So the only middle ground they could find was to recall all the canned food, dispose of it, and destroy the evidence.'
