2 Works by Jambette
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Carter follows behind him, feigning quiet composure, but doing a poor job at concealing the whirlwind of anxiety Peter knows is rippling just beneath the surface. Once again, he’s reminded of a much younger version of the man before him, one who bled the need for his mentor’s approval after each and every transgression, driven frantic by the need to make up, to convince Peter that he had a handle on things.
Peter hates to see a flicker of that returning now, under circumstances that pose no easy fix.
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Alternatively, Peter is the first to discover Carter's drug use. -
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“Shift going okay?” Carter asks as he goes to open his locker.
“Yeah, been pretty quiet actually,” Anna leans against the locker wall, arms crossed, studying him; he does look tired, and his nose is a little red. “Feel okay?”
Carter sniffs and clears his throat. “Yeah, yeah. Just some upper respiratory thing, more annoying than anything.”
“Take anything for it?”
Carter scoffs a laugh, “I’m okay, Anna.”
Anna rolls her eyes. Classic man behavior, she thinks, refusing any and all supportive measures unless near death. He appears to be his usual self though, maybe a little grumpy, so she’s not worried and doesn’t push it.
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Some months into dating Anna, Carter becomes miserably sick.