Jeffery continued making ground as he dug his shovel- making sure to follow Jennifer''s instructions on the hole size and how to pack the dirt.


    This went on for another thirty or so minutes- after which Jennifer actually instructed everyone.


    "Alright guys, good work" ( but in swahili ) .


    And Jeffery watched as she guided people to take a break for the day.


    This was the first time he''d seen the village as a community of people working together and not simply as an outsider. He could see the joy in their forms - despite the rigorous labor they''d been doing over the past couple hours.Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    Jeffery looked at his own section - proud of what he''d done, but comparing it against the others - it wasnt actually that much work.


    He sighed.


    However - noone seemed to judge him for it - instead they seemed more willing than usual toi talk with him.


    he smiled as a couple children came up to him.


    He let them pull him back up despite being tired -and joined in their game. They were doing something similar to tag- so he chased them.


    He noticed Jennifer''s gaze as he looked in her direction, but she averted her eyes immediately afterwards.-


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