Chapter88

Assoonasthenextday'slecturewasover,LucahadnoreasontostayinPearl'sterritory.Hehurriedhisthingsbacktothehotelandhadnointerestinstaying,chattingorsigninghisnameashehaddoneyesterday.Ifhesaidhehadescaped,hecouldsayso,andifhecouldnotbearthescentofJacobasifhehadbeeninjectedwithhotair,thenwhatshouldhedo?Athalf-time,hehadanotherinjection,andhisconditionhasbeenunabletorelieve.Heiswellawareofthedangersoffatepartners.HadhebeenherelongerandsmelledmoreJacob,hemighthavehadaninappropriatephysicalreaction.Itisrighttorunaway,evenifitisimpolite.

Whenhearrivedatthehotel,hequicklyrushedbacktohishome.Hisitineraryisnottoday.ItisnoteasytofindanightbusticketinPearlarea.Becauseofthelargepopulationofthecity,hehadtowasteadaywaitingforthenightbustoleavethearea.Ofcourse,itwasnotacarthattookhimstraighthome,butonethattookhimtoanearbyLuca,whereverhewasnow,aslongashelefthishometown.