Regrowth

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The last thing Jon expected was a phone call from the richest man on Earth.

He answered groggily, not recognizing the number, his brain still half asleep.

“Hello?” he asked.

“Did I wake you, Jon?” asked the voice, one that Jon had heard before, but only on the news. He recognized it and didn’t.

“Who is this?” asked Jon.

“This is Eaton Shaw,” said the voice. “My assistant has tried to contact you for a week, Jon. Thought I’d reach out personally.”

The name Eaton Shaw pushed out most of his dreariness. He blinked his eyes and wiped them with his free hand. Eaton Shaw? That was impossible. He suddenly had the same feeling in his gut he would get in elementary school, when he would disappoint a teacher, or forget to do his homework.

Technology magnate Eaton Shaw, the man who made money when anything was bought or sold on the internet, was talking to him.

“It’s been a rough week,” said Jon, the only excuse he could muster. And it had been. To be fair, it’d been a rough few months, but this week had been harder than most. They had locked down his lab, leaving him with nowhere to work. He’d been sleeping there as well.

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