Troubled, Roman gave in. “What is wrong with you? You’ve lost about fifty pounds since I last saw you. And don’t tell me you’re on a diet.” “Nothing wrong with me now. I went through chemo.” Roman lost his appetite. He looked at Jasper and didn’t know what to say. “Don’t bury me yet. I went into the hospital with a colon and came out with a semicolon.” Jasper’s grin died. “That was supposed to be a joke.”
