Whitmore.

I need the pay I earned,” Martha said.

“The voucher says you quit without notice on December twenty-third,” Nathaniel said.

“I was let go because I asked why eighteen hundred dollars was missing from the crew envelope,” Martha said.

“I spent three weeks finishing drywall on your warehouse, and Arthur kept half my money.”

Daisy picked up the wooden crane and turned the little brass wheel until the cotton string lifted off the table.

“Is the car going to start today, Mommy?” Daisy asked.