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Nicholas Boothman
He looked up at the sky. Somewhere in this city, there had to be a better way. A way to live that didn't require choosing between comfortable fiction and unbearable reality.
His phone buzzed again. Claire. Again. This time, he answered.
"Claire."
"Henry." Her voice was tight. "I saw the news about Cerulean. I saw your name in the old press releases. Tell me you weren't part of that."
Once upon a time, he would have deflected. Would have explained. Would have made it sound reasonable.
"I was part of it," he said. "I helped them bury it. And I'm sorry."
Silence on the line. Then: "What are you going to do about it?"
"I don't know yet. But I'm done lying. I just walked out. Just like that. I’m done helping other people lie. I need to find another way."
"Good," she said. "Because the world is drowning in bullshit, and I'm tired of watching my brother add to the flood."
"I know. I'm sorry about Thanksgiving. I'm sorry about...”
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