Chapter 1Achoo!
“Sorry,” you sniff as you fumble for a Kleenex. “I think it’s my allergies.”
Nobody else on the subway really says much. A few sympathetic looks as you blow your nose. A couple of people shifting away from you just in case.
It’s funny, though. Most of your allergies are to plants and pollen. Not much of that down here.
Still, you don’t feel sick. Maybe someone had some flowers in the car before you got on?
You shrug and just try not to bother anyone else.
You’ve always been the type to try to slip through and go under the radar. You got hammered down enough for sticking out as a kid.
Keep your head down. Do your job. Don’t make a fuss.
A real wallflower, honestly. Which makes being allergic kind of funny, right?
Ha.
Your nose itches and you sniff a few more times
