What is the hook at the beginning of the novel. Milk weed

The author provides instant suspense by starting the story in the middle of the action.

I am running. That’s the first thing I remember. Running. I carry something, my arm curled around it, hugging it to my chest. Bread, of course. Someone is chasing me. “Stop! Thief!” I run. People. Shoulders. Shoes. “Stop! Thief!”