After graduation, I found out my parents had handed our family business to my sister. Mom smiled and said, “You’re good with your hands, not your brain.”
her voice. “If this contract falls through, people could lose jobs.”
That hurt, because I cared about the crew. I cared about Luis, who had taught me how to use the old planer safely. I cared about Denise, who packed every shipment like it was going into her own house. I cared about the shop more than Paige ever had.
