CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
We worked very hard that week because we were at the height of the harvest and still waiting for new crew workers who had not yet arrived. Wes and his friend Zack had requested to extend their employment, but Hank refused. Leni and I were more than happy to put in extra hours just to cover the shortage rather than have Wes stay on. Wes's reputation for slacking off and being a mean drunk left us with no doubt that many other workers felt the same way.
Since our encounter at the road stop, we had managed to avoid Wes almost completely. Finally, it was Wes's last day of employment, so Leni and I planned to have our own little celebration after work. I prayed he would leave before either of us encountered him again, but luck was not on my side. Late in the afternoon, Wes
