Chapter 9
By the time Rob found himself in Alex’s lab again two weeks later, his flare was over and he was back to his normal levels of faint pain once more.
Alex had ventured downstairs while Rob was eating breakfast to ask for his assistance. Rob had been taken aback, but he was more than willing to follow Alex up the stairs to the warm quiet of the lab. The enormous pile of dark green pods covering one of the long tables had been daunting, but Rob was willing to do whatever he could to ensure that he alleviated some of the burden he brought on as a house guest.
Alex smiled, and directed Rob towards an empty chair next to the pile of pods. A large trash can lined with a thick black bag was placed next to the chair, along with a smaller silver bowl perched on the edge of the table not
