Fifty Seven
James didn’t know what state he was expecting to find Topher in, but when he got to the school and saw what was happening, one thing came to mind: Yup. This seems about right. Topher, who was usually complaining about the sun and would try to avoid dirt and mess as much as possible, was working like a man dosed with shots of adrenaline in that heat. The back of his completely unbuttoned shirt was drenched with sweat, his arms and face had streaks of dirt, and he was moving non-stop, carrying two pails of cement on each side to deliver them to the other workers. Bruce had approached James the moment he saw the truck and said, “Boss, I think he’s gone crazy. He’s been acting like he’s on the Olympic team for construction ever since he came here. We’ve been here for an hour and look at the
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