From Ruin, A Family's Rebirth

"You have one hour, Ethan. Sign the papers, or we' ll m

just talking about a picket line

sked, my voice dangerously calm. "Because that' s a crim

laughed, a loud, mocking soun

The whole town is here! We' re not criminals, we' re

almost imperceptible nod. That was all the encouragement Chad needed. He turned back to me, his eyes glea

to your lawyers and your laws. Out here, we have our o

y and watch this happen, thinking he' d benefit from the chaos Chad was orchestrating. He

faced the crowd. He raised hi

choice! He thinks a piece of paper can protect him! Let' s sh

action. A man near the front picked up a large rock from the gravel lot and hur

as the

e' s work. I watched in horror as they swarmed the buildings. Someone found a crowbar and pried open

kening sound of shattering glass, not just windows, but the specialized panes of the ve

g, "Stop! Stop! You' re

was mentoring, using a tire iron to smash the delicate sensors of a climate control unit. I saw Mrs. Gable,

ient-rich water flooded the concrete floor, mixing with dirt and debris. The perfect, organic greens, the product of so much science and c