No attention-seeking.
Just action.
“Why is that man doing double work?” Uchi asked quietly.
The supervisor glanced over. “Oh, him? He likes to show off, maybe.”
But Uchi did not see a man showing off.
She saw a man who refused to look away when someone needed help.
Then a shout split the air.
“Careful!”
A stack of materials shifted dangerously, toppling toward the older laborer. Before anyone else moved, Chinedu lunged forward, shoved the man aside, and took the impact of falling materials against his shoulder. Dust rose. Workers coughed. Nervous laughter broke out.
“Old man should retire,” someone muttered.
But Chinedu did not laugh.
He crouched beside the older man and checked his arm.
“You’re not done yet,” he said quietly. “So don’t let them decide that for you.”
Something tightened in Uchi’s chest.
“Is he injured?” she asked.
For the first time, Chinedu looked up.
Their eyes met.
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