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"I don't understand. Why would Silas drop his classes to work on the farm for free? And why wouldn't my dad pay him?"

Trent sighs again and looks me in the eye. "Because they're losing the farm. If your parents can't find a way to pay off their debt, they're going to have to sell the farm."

"What debt? They don't have debt."

"I don't know all the details. I only know that Silas is doing anything and everything to keep your parents from having to sell it. That's why he dropped his classes and why he's working for free."

"And why we hardly have any guys working for us," I say quietly to myself.

It's all making sense. Why we have so few workers. Why our fridge is empty. Why the cash jar hasn't been filled. Why my mom got a job.

"I have to go," Trent says, opening the door.

"Why did they hide this from me?" I'm staring at the floor in a daze, trying to make sense of this. When I look up, Trent is gone and I'm left alone, with nothing but questions and no answers.

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