“ With the warmth of an alien sun on his back, Jacob took a deep breath at the door and knocked. ”
Being amongst rough lives and confusion does not make you less, it only makes your beauty shine out more clearly.
~ Sharon Sant
On some deep, unconscious level, he had always known it to be true. He was an invention, a fictional character. Jacob Lightfoot didn't exist.
Sadie gave her head an exaggerated scratch. ‘Don’t come too close if you know what’s good for you, these nits are on steroids.
He saw the rules of life clearly for the first time and they were simple: it was a game where Death was the only winner.