It's not exactly the reaction Matt and I were hoping for. But out on the street -- out in the sunlight -- I feel better than I have in weeks. As long as I don't have to go back underground, I don't care what he says about the sudden power outage.
The five of us continue down the street until we reach the door of a palatial townhouse. Without a word, Chris disappears inside.
"Where the hell's he going?" Matt demands of Joe.
"Relax," Joe replies. "It's his place."
I look back up at the townhouse covered in ruddy brick. I saw it from the inside, but I couldn't have imagined that this is what the exterior would look like. I wonder how he can live with his contradictions. I suppose that his father's money doesn't hurt.
When Chris reappears, all the people he brought here from Earth follow
