That afternoon, Harrison Clark returned to a familiar place.
He found himself standing outside the building that housed Coastline Studio, located in the Oxfordshire Culture Industry Park.
In truth, he should have made a visit when he returned from abroad, given what Avril Green had done for him.
But he didn't.
Harrison didn't want to be seen as impolite, but he had his reasons.
He was deliberately drifting away from Avril.
He had long noticed that her feelings for him were off balance. He didn't want to lose her as a friend, but he owed her too many favors. At the same time, he had faith in her calmness and self-restraint.
He thought that their relationship could begin with emotions and stop at propriety. Time could cultivate feelings, and it could also wear them away.
Harrison wanted to leave the problem to time.
His vision could see the end of the future.
