Moose finished out the week fine. By the end of the week, Dad wasn't such a complete asshole to him, but I would definitely not go so far as to say that he was friendly.
He seemed to get along okay with the other guys as well, though he mostly kept to himself. I heard from some of the others that he worked really hard and always went the extra mile. "Trying to impress the old man," one guy said.
I tried to catch up with him before he left on Friday, but he snuck out without me realizing it.
In fact, he seemed to be avoiding me. All week, whenever I looked for him, he wasn't around. After work, he would leave without a word.
By the end of two weeks, I wasn't going to let him get away this time. Being payday Friday, it was the perfect excuse. I held back his paycheck in my office and tol
