Maria said
"You are cold aren't you?" he asked, "Then you must be the person I am looking for." He said.... walking over to a trash can, and then lit whatever was inside afire. "There warm... I'll go rob some store.... maybe kill whoever tries to stop me... but you will have a full belly won't you now?" he said, "or would you rather someplace like a fast food joint?" he asked.
Suddenly alarmed by this, the boy stepped back. What was this guy playing at? All sorts of terrifying possibilities ran through Sonja's mind, then he realized...
"...Looking for me? You're with them, aren't you? I'm not going back!" Without hesitating, he turned on his heel and began running. He had figured that it would only be a matter of time before he ran into someone from the old gang, but that didn't mean that he was going to let them just take him again. No way was that happening, not if he could help it!