"Hey, kid," Cindy said, coming to a stop beside him. "Don't push yourself, it's okay." She didn't want him using up all his strengths just to stand upright. The way this seemed to be going, she didn't think there was anything she could do. There was plenty of candy and sweets around, but none of those seemed like a good idea to suck up poison.

Shit. She said she'd help him, and here she couldn't do anything. "How do you feel?" Obvious answer was 'like shit' but she still had to ask.