Chapter 18

Clementine and Jason chatted with Lauren for a while after unpacking. Only then did they head to the Johnson residence with gifts to visit Maureen's mentor. Before leaving, they told Lauren not to cook dinner for them. She nodded and told them to be safe before watching them leave. Getting to the Johnson residence from the Boyd residence didn't take very long, but Jason wasn't the type to sit still. He kept pestering Clementine to tell him about Gildon City. Though she'd lived there for 15 years, she'd spent all her time at the dance troupe or the Ford residence. She'd rarely gone anywhere else. She'd barely left the house after Cameron had discovered her feelings for him. The chapel in the mountains was an exception. When Jason heard there was a chapel, he begged her to take him there when they had time one day so he could pray. He was younger than her and had always loved wandering around. In Miraglia, his mother could keep him on a tight leash. Now that they were in Summeria, he