Old Souls

          “You want to save Mom.”           “More than that.” He shrugged. “I guess I want to have a positive influence on this life. Leave the world a better place and all that.” He gave a rueful smile and blew out such a big breath that his cheeks puffed. “But when I woke up in the hospital, I started to question if I was going about it all wrong. Before, I thought having money was the only way to help people, because growing up that seemed to be the only thing capable of solving our problems. But now…” He tilted his head back on the seat rest and groaned. “I love this job,” he said. “I do, and building my career excites the heck out of me. But I don’t know if I want to keep up this pace. I let it monopolize my life, you know? Never made much time for friends or even to ask this girl out that I like.”           “If you want to make a difference, you don’t have to sacrifice your whole life to do it.”           Justin chewed the inside of his cheek.           “Please, don’t take the jo