He hates this. Looking down at that goddamned wheelbarrow, thinking about all the indignities piled on him the last month alone, the careful maneuvering and planning it took to get him out to the town hall in the first place, only for Hickey to be told the words ‘not guilty’ makes him want to scream bloody murder.
“It’s fine,” he says instead, leaving the security of the tree and stepping onto the baked clay surrounding their feet. Raju is trying so hard right now. This forest might go up in flames tonight, but he knows he’ll at least get him home first.
Holding the side of the wheelbarrow, he sinks himself back into it and waits for Raju to tip it upright. He’ll do it slowly, so that nothing jostles, but it’ll still hurt like hell.
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He hates this. Looking down at that goddamned wheelbarrow, thinking about all the indignities piled on him the last month alone, the careful maneuvering and planning it took to get him out to the town hall in the first place, only for Hickey to be told the words ‘not guilty’ makes him want to scream bloody murder.
“It’s fine,” he says instead, leaving the security of the tree and stepping onto the baked clay surrounding their feet. Raju is trying so hard right now. This forest might go up in flames tonight, but he knows he’ll at least get him home first.
Holding the side of the wheelbarrow, he sinks himself back into it and waits for Raju to tip it upright. He’ll do it slowly, so that nothing jostles, but it’ll still hurt like hell.