The Thirst

There’s a reception afterwards you can go to if you like, but I’ll probably skip that.’
‘I’m sure you will,’ Oleg smiled, and turned to Jesus. ‘Harry doesn’t like people, you see.’
‘I do like people,’ Harry said. ‘I just don’t like being with them. Particularly not when there’s a lot of them at the same time.’

‘That’s the curse, isn’t it? When you’re not good at what you love, and good at something you hate.’
Harry nodded. ‘That’s the curse. We do jobs where we can be useful.’
‘And the lie is that there’s a reward for someone who follows a calling.’
‘Perhaps sometimes the work in itself is reward enough.’

Harry showered. He liked showering. Someone ought to write a book about showering.