“You don’t need to worry about any of that,” Thomas said.

He reached into the breast pocket of his red flannel shirt.

He didn’t take anything out, but he left his hand resting against the fabric.

“I’ve got eleven thousand four hundred dollars put aside in a money market account,” Thomas said.

“I went to the bank this morning and had them cut a cashier’s check.

It’ll cover all the medical bills.

You can use whatever’s left to pay your rent while you take time off work.”