Chapter 14
Advice
Darius found his adopted son shoveling elephant dung from the cage where the pachyderms were enclosed. He stood outside the bars, watching the young man’s slow and methodical movements. He could tell Toby was deep in thought, his actions automatic after years of doing this mundane but necessary chore.
After a few minutes, Toby seemed to realize he wasn’t alone and paused to glance over his shoulder. Seeing who it was, he continued to shovel up crap and dump it into the wheelbarrow. Realizing the young man wasn’t going to be the first to break the silence, he chose to.
“How are the girls doing?”
“Fine.”
“How are you doing?”
Toby c****d his head to one side. “Okay.”
“How’s your side? Did you get Patricia to look at it?”
“Yeah. She said it wasn’t serious. She told m
