Miss Bookiverse asked this question about Mr Salary:
What do you think the ending means? When she says "I'm not going back to Boston, I didn't say. These cells may look fairly normal, but they are not." – does this just mean that she won't do what is expected of her (go back to Boston, not have a relationship with an older man) or that she has been diagnosed with cancer just like her father (hence the mentioning of cells)?
Eszter Maybe it means what you said, that she is not doing the seemingly "normal" thing (going back to Boston, not having a relationship with an an older man…moreMaybe it means what you said, that she is not doing the seemingly "normal" thing (going back to Boston, not having a relationship with an an older man) as she (these cells) just looks normal, but she is not? I hope for that... :)
Interesting story, I would love to have learned more about them!(less)
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