Facing two men, strangers, she grappled for her phone, ready to speed-dial police dispatch. The pudgier, red-haired man with a crew cut spoke quickly. “My name is Roger McBride. This is my friend, Charlie Fitzpatrick. Last night the police chief came to see me. He said you might be hiring general laborers. Me and Charlie can do anything.” Once again Annie was stunned that Sky would refer people to help with a project he wasn’t shy about saying he’d rather she dropped. “At this point, the work I have going is more of a neighbor-helping-neighbor thing, mostly painting houses. I don’t own a business, so I’m not offering real jobs. Not the kind where you fill out applications and get paid regular wages. Right now, I provide lunch and supper if we paint that long. Yesterday I gave all the volunteer workers credit coupons to a local grocery store by way of added thanks. And I supply paint for the homes of workers who pitch in.”
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