Val stared at her salad and silence washed over the table.

Cardenas glanced down at her salad, then said, "You don't have to do what he expects.

King poked at his salad for a while.

Kyle's face was pale, though, and he picked at his salad.

Then he rubbed his neck and stared at his salad.

My life sucks, and I'm trying to figure out how to make it work She stabbed at her salad.

The older of my two sisters yawns, picks at her salad.

He picked at his salad, wondering what chemicals were in the lettuce and tomatoes.

"I don't know, Mother," she said, picking at her salad.