Just Standing Around in the Drizzle Talking to a Dead Dude

That pretty much sums up the situation

but I knew Jenson wasn’t just here to shoot the shit.

So, Jenson, what now?

I need you to help set things straight with Caitlan.

She can’t hear you

or see you

like me?

No. I tried. I really did.

She might not believe me.

She might think I’m damaged in the head.

Many people do. Lots of people.

But she likes you, Jeremy.

She’s pretty intense.

That’s one of the things I like about her.

Me too, I said,

although I realized now

that maybe he’d see

I really did “like”

her.

I guess you could

say I

had a

crush.

I was thinking

maybe I shouldn’t

get involved

with this Jenson Hayes.

I guess Jenson saw the look on my face.

Jeremy, he said. Old Man told me

to tell you that you should

always drink

from the mountain stream

and not

city water.

Of course.

I knew what Old Man was saying.

Sometimes my grandfather

can be a pain in the ass.

But we really have to do something

about Thomas.

Revenge? I asked.

That didn’t sound right.

My grandfather never

believed in revenge.

He never even spoke of getting revenge

against all the Europeans who stole our

land and fucked up

a sweet way of life.

No, dude. Not revenge.

We need to change him

so he can see

the light.