Chapter 5From time to time, Jason found himself wondering about that poor old Mr. Haggerty in Greenedale. How did he feel when he learned his sweetheart had never gotten his card? Had he tried to contact her again? Had his luck been any better this time? What about…?
“Mr. Prescott! Care to join me at Starbucks?” Dr. Putnam came swaggering up to him.
Jason looked at his watch, but that was just an excuse to buy himself some time. Dr. Putnam had the reputation for cultivating grad students who were good-looking and then dropping them when someone smarter and better-looking came along. Jason had no intention of being a notch on the chemistry professor’s desk.
“Thanks so much for the offer, Dr. Putnam, but I’ve got a class in five minutes with Dr. Hewitt. He doesn’t like his students to be
