Chapter 48

• “Maybe with time if you consider that the firm is not the best place for you, you can also leave,” Astra said. Jared was still working on the sketch.
• “I am not so sure about that. The firm might not be the best working place on the planet, but the working force is a ghetto these days, getting a job is harder than it seems. I don’t have the strength to start from somewhere new to build my career,” Jared said. He had dropped his pencil then, he was done sketching. Astra shrugged at Jared’s explanation. She did not totally understand his need to stay, he deserved more and he deserved better, but Astra knew he would still stay, he was not much of a risk taker. Astra was not exactly sure she liked that about him, she was not perfect either, so she was not in the position to be choosy.
• “I am done,” Jared said, stretching his sketch pad to her. Astra took the pad from his hand, when their finger brushed, she looked up and saw him smiling, she smiled at him in return.