Fortunately, about that time Jason’s father walked in. Colin had worked in the Cotton Mill for thirty years. Even though the lay-off was going to be rough on him, it was not as bad on the people who lived in the country. Most of the “out-of-town” workers raised small gardens, even livestock, to keep them fed. Most had basements or cellars full of canned food, and freezers full of frozen food. It also helped that Jason’s mother Leah had a second job, working in a sewing factory in Independence. Colin had also found temporary work doing overnight stocking at a local grocery store.
“Hi Jas, good to see you, son. I didn’t know you were coming.”
Jason met his dad at the door and the two hugged.
“So how does it sound on the Mill starting back up?” the son asked, hoping to divert the su
