I checked to see if the two other companies I’d worked for were still around. They were, and they weren’t hiring as far as I could tell. When I tried to get back with them, over two years ago, they’d hinted, without coming out and saying so, that if they had been hiring they’d be looking for younger men.
I scrolled through the list of existing plumbing companies and saw something that gave me an idea. One I hadn’t considered, back when. It would take money. I wondered if I could get Trent to lend it to me. It would be a risk on his part because I might fall flat on my face, but if I didn’t, I could be on my way back to becoming a viable member of society.
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