Chapter78

Tobehonest,sinceeveryoneisdispersedbytheirrespectiveresponsibilities,theycanalmostmeetfacetoface,andeachother'sstatehaschanged,itgoeswithoutsayingthatJeremyposeswronginfrontofyoungpeople.OnlyhefeelsthesameaboutChris.

ChrisheardJeremysaythesamething,soheslippedhishanddownandstrokedhischeek.

"Shallwelivetogether?"

ThisisnotthefirsttimeChrishasinvitedJeremytogotoDionwithhim,norisitthatJeremydoesn'twanttogo.

Wanttodie.But...

"Whataboutmyjob?"

Kristhinkstheotherpersonwillworryaboutit,andeverytimeherefuses,hewilluseworkasanexcuse.

Ifyousayyouhateyourjob,youcanpretendthatyouarecrazy.

"Ifyouareworried,Iwillfindsomeonetotakecareofyou."

Hearingthis,Jeremy'sbrowfrowned."Butit'smyjob."

"Iknow,butsometimesyoudon'thavetoputyourselfdown.Learntobeacaptain.Acaptaincan'tdoeverythingonboardbyhimself,canhe?"

Jeremysaidthissentencewasunderstandable,asJeromesaid,andtherewasnothingwrongwithit.But,becausehetriedeverymeanstoimprovethequalityoflifeofOmega,hecouldn'tputAlphaanywhere.