Neil picked up another sandwich, looking at it forlornly. “How bad is it?” Nik asked. “It’s become clear that Cassandra and I won’t work until she gets past this.” “Are you sure?” Nik asked. “Because Jason’s not coming back any time soon.” Neil let out a resigned sigh. “Yeah,” Neil said. “Thanks, Nik. I think I already knew what I have to do. I was just, I don’t know. Scared, I guess. It was all just mixed up enough that I’ve been talking myself out of doing what I have to.” “You know you’re going to stuff it up, right?” “Yeah,” Neil said with a sigh. “I know.”
