Chapter 248

Samuel held Joshua's head against his shoulder, patting him in an attempt to comfort him. "Come on, man, don't cry. Just shake it off and move on. It's just a girl! I've got enough 'educational material' on my hard drive to keep you entertained for a lifetime." To prove his generosity, Samuel even offered Joshua access to his carefully curated collection—dozens of gigabytes worth of "study materials" stored on his USB drive, completely free of charge. By the time they had eaten and drunk their fill, it was already past 2:00 pm, but there were still two more general education classes left for the afternoon. None of them felt like going, so they decided to settle it with a game of rock-paper-scissors. Samuel lost. Cursing his luck, he grabbed his stuff and dragged himself downstairs to sign the attendance sheet for the rest of them while the others crashed back into their beds for an afternoon nap. Not long after, Jack was jolted awake by the ringing of his phone. It wa