Melody was thinking about her mother all morning. What would her mother do without her? Would her mother hit her when she got back? All of these things made Melody feel uneasy, and she couldn't focus on the meditation activity. It was like a cloud of anxiety hung over her. Elliot, on the other hand, was fine with the activity, and could easily block everything else out. He had practised meditating before just to get some calm, so it wasn't new to him.
Afterwards, Elliot walked alone to the dining hall and got himself an omelette and some French toast, with tea to drink. Melody got some chocolate milk along with some bacon and eggs, and sat down, eating unenthusiastically thinking about her mother. Elliot however, sat next to Melody and started go urging down his food. Melody's mood wasn't being helped by this obnoxious boy. He was on his third serving when Melody got up and walked to an empty table to sit down, sick of him.