Literature
Not the Only Son [trade with slurbangurb]
Richard sighed as he swept the dusty wooden floor of the pawn shop and watched his father, Rob, barter with yet another customer. Afterwards, he would have to go through inventory, balance the register, stock the shelves, record receipts, and clean the bathroom all before he could finally start on his homework from school. Richard was a diligent and hardworking young man, but the number chores his father assigned him around the family shop was often rather arduous. In fact, it was almost baffling how much time and energy father and son put into maintaining that worn-out old store, practically an antique in its own right. Of course, things wou