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Chapter 43

“No,” he answered. “It’s very casual. I figured I’d put my boots back on, though, as we’ll need them for the walk afterwards. Jandals are comfy, but I prefer my boots if I’m going to do a lot of walking.”

“Good idea.” Rusty waited by the side of the car until Nate joined him. “Zeb seems like a good friend. You’ve been friends a long time, right?”

“Yeah, we met at uni. He teaches art at the high school. Art and English. I’d thought about going to TCol before Mum got sick, but decided against it. It would have added a lot more to my student loan, and by the time I got back to studying, I was already working at the gallery and figured I’d found the place I wanted to be.”

“TCol?”

“Sorry. Teacher’s college.”

“Oh! You’d be a good teacher,” Rusty said, “but yeah, it’s not for everyone.”