Part 69
As Josh strode over to the bike he tried to decide how to approach the subject he wanted to talk to his dad about. But ten minutes later as he reached the spot where Robert was working to mend the fence, Josh was still unsure about how to proceed. So getting off his bike he resolved to just play it by ear and see how things panned out.
“Need a hand?” Josh asked as he walked over to where Robert was working.
“That would be great Josh. I used to be able to do this job with one hand but these days I struggle to get it done with two.” Robert said smiling at him.
But Josh didn’t smile. He couldn’t help but be concerned about Robert and as he helped his father repair the fence he frowned and said, “Mum said you are employing someone to give you a hand around here.”
At Josh’s serious tone Robert turned to look at him and touched by his obvious concern, he turned back to the task at hand before he replied. “Yes I am” he said “but I have to find the right person.”
Even though Josh wanted to ask about him getting help on the farm that wasn’t really what he wanted to discuss. But he still couldn’t see how to broach the other subject so he asked “have you tried?”
Robert frowned “yes, but no one suitable has presented themselves yet.”
“Right” Josh said.
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