At one point, I looked around the garage and realized how many people had simply shown up.
Nobody had asked for money. Nobody had asked whether the job was worth their time. They had seen a problem and come to help.
That meant more to me than I could explain.
By late afternoon, the rain finally began to ease.
The worst of the leaking had stopped and the roof had been patched well enough to survive the rest of the storm.
Everyone looked exhausted and Mason came downstairs covered in mud making me laugh.
"You look terrible." I said and he pointed at me.
"You should see yourself." He said and I looked down at my clothes.
They were covered in water, dirt, and grease.
"I look fantastic." I said as Derek walked past.
"You both look terrible." Derek said and Mason laughed.
"See, that's
