From Ruin, A Family's Rebirth

hired right out of high school, who I was training to be a lead technician. He was standing with his arms crossed, his face set in a sullen mask, mouthing the same angry words as ev

forgotten, replaced by this ugly, hungry look.

out the electric bill! But did he tell you he gets a massive discount from the power company beca

ny large business would. There was no subsidy. But it

g our power!"

know this is wrong. You saw my business plan. You know the marg

k man, a follower, and the crowd was a powerful force. Chad had promised him a piece of the pie, a cut of

must be respected. The deal you got... it was too generous. We were naive

to destroy the only new business this town has seen in thirty years for the 'good of th

crowd surged forward again, their an

the con

ut you down

f our town,

m their mouths. This wasn't a negotiation. It was a lynching, and my busines

pe for this town, had evaporated, replaced by cold, hard resolve. They had m

I have a contract. It' s a legal document. If you have a problem with it, you can take it to

Chad spat. "We' re the judge

w and immediate. The mob was a single orga