John’s on the tailgate of Slade’s truck, along with the whole gang.” The next morning Carson clicked on the local news as he made the morning coffee. On Fridays the station would play the ‘Friday funnies’ of humorous on-air happenings of the week. The guys always enjoyed watching the morning news team joking around. It felt good to finally be back in their own house. The therapy equipment had been set up in the living room and the therapist was due to arrive this morning around nine. Carson helped Granger out of bed and walk to the big easy chair in front of the TV. It was the first time he had helped the big man walk without someone else helping. The pain in his ribs told him he would need to improve his method.The weatherman came on and the news wasn’t good. ‘Severe thunderstorms were predicted for tonight through Saturday with strong winds and possibly large hail.’“Kinda like just ripping off the band aid all at once. We knew we would lose the crop, now I guess we’ll just get it over with really quick.” Granger sighed. Carson could see the sadness and worry in his eyes. Carson slipped out of the house after the physical therapist began working with Granger. The PT was
