Chapter 4As dawn arrived, Fred got out of his bed. He’d hardly slept at all. Several times he’d been about to get up and tell Zen he wasn’t coming along, then he stopped himself since he didn’t want to wake him up, and then he’d figured it could be an adventure.
Fred had never been on an adventure. He hardly ever left his house unless he was going to work, and now, since he had to take time off, he might as well do something.
With Zen being gay, he’d at least not make fun of Fred, should he figure out he was too. And riding a bike? Fred had always wanted to be one of those people who went on motorcycle trips, but then he’d remind himself of how incompetent he was, and how he’d get stranded somewhere. Jigsaw nerds didn’t own bikes, but maybe, just maybe, they could ride along if someone f
