The Day the Staff Waited for Pay

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The workers came for their salaries with lunch bowls in their bags and hope folded into their pockets. By noon, hope had become silence. Jonah Reed stood behind the counter of Reed & Vale Supply, staring at the bank app on his phone as if the missing money might return if he refused to blink. The balance was not low. Low would have been familiar. Low could be explained with late customers, slow deliveries, supplier.