Chapter 43
The cops put Perry and Grime in the cell next to Terrill. “I’m sure they’ll let you go,” he said. “As soon as I tell them you didn’t know…”
“Never mind about us!” Perry interrupted. “We’ll get a couple of free meals out of it, and I always try to get a dental checkup. But what about you, Terrill? You did it! You’re human!”
Somehow hearing Perry say it, and Grime agreeing with a grunt, was confirmation that it had really happened. Just being alive should have been proof, but the walk through the sunlight seemed like a dream to him now. But he could feel it. He was mortal. Each minute that passed was a minute closer to his death, but he didn’t care.
How ironic that he’d spend the rest of his human life imprisoned. For some reason, the prospect didn’t faze him. It was a prison
