Chapter Ten
I wasn’t given the chance to do any Nancy Drew sleuthing, however, because the next day Evony and I went to see Julia at the justice center so we could officially be given our work assignments.
“We can always use servers at the restaurants, and also people to help with stocking the supermarket, keeping track of the food supplies,” Julia told Evony, whose expression was an odd mixture of mulishness and resignation. “But if there’s anything else you can do — ”
“I can work on cars,” she offered.
Julia blinked in surprise, and I shot her a startled glance myself. Evony certainly hadn’t mentioned that particular skill set to me.
Seemingly amused by our shared astonishment, she said, “My brothers were always wrenching on their cars. Custom cars were a big thing in Española. I ca
