Rippled (2012)
“As usual, she was fighting off the drugs in her system, and while she might have been a little groggy, an endless list of questions filled the space between us. She knew enough about Malcom from her own observations as well as what I’d told her.
“How do you know him?” she’d asked, then explained herself when I shrugged. “The way you talk about him makes it kind of obvious. How do you know him?”
“How do you mean?” I wasn’t sure if she wanted a simple answer before moving on to the next question ...or our entire history together.
“Well, how did you meet? There’s no way I can see you hanging out with…”
“Go ahead and say it. I don’t mind.”
“Someone as messed up as him.” She sat up on her bed. “What happened?”
I took a deep breath, and at first I wasn’t sure if I should say anything. “We were college roommates. We were both really into genetics and the idea of changing one’s appearance just through cell research. We ended up working on a thesis about it for class.”MoreLess
“How do you know him?” she’d asked, then explained herself when I shrugged. “The way you talk about him makes it kind of obvious. How do you know him?”
“How do you mean?” I wasn’t sure if she wanted a simple answer before moving on to the next question ...or our entire history together.
“Well, how did you meet? There’s no way I can see you hanging out with…”
“Go ahead and say it. I don’t mind.”
“Someone as messed up as him.” She sat up on her bed. “What happened?”
I took a deep breath, and at first I wasn’t sure if I should say anything. “We were college roommates. We were both really into genetics and the idea of changing one’s appearance just through cell research. We ended up working on a thesis about it for class.”MoreLess
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