She Gave Up College To Save Her Family’s Farm. The Day It Was Sold, The Whole Town Held Its Breath

Richard’s Arrival

One sunny morning, Richard pulled up with a smug grin plastered on his face, clutching a briefcase like some kind of prize.

He beamed like he owned the place already. ‘Morning, folks!’ he greeted with the air of a man who’d won a game no one else knew was being played.

I watched, trying to read the room as he made his entrance, that briefcase almost shouting its importance.