Revolt of the Rats by Reed Blitzerman (ap literature book list .TXT) 📖

The motor cover was cracked where rust had eaten through, giving the elements access to the innards. The copper windings were caked with dust. She watched over his shoulder, as Boomer tried to turn it over. Dead. They found a mechanic and  Boomer showed him the motor.

Boomer asked, “You’re not telling Bodge right?”

“Why the hell would I do that?” The mechanic set his tool box down. “He just cut my overtime.”  Diagnosis took minutes. “Can’t replace this. It’s too old.”

“What can you do then?” Bee asked.

He leaned on his toolbox and struck a pose of feigned casualness. She knew the answer before the words were out of his mouth.

“Something compatible would take weeks out of Pennsylvania. But I got just the thing in my shop.” He paused. To have management under your power was a thing to savor.

She fished in her pocket and put a hundred dollar bill in his hand. He stared at the bank note before handing it back.

"I've heard what you guys are trying to do and if you can help save the plant I'm all for it.”

Bee returned the bills to her pocket. “Well, let’s get a move on, then. Post haste, yes? The night is still young.”

“Yes ma’am. Right away.”

They took turns holding the flashlight or wrestling cables until the mechanic flipped the switch and the motor came quietly to life, humming away like a good old boy, working on a hot, sweaty task.

Bee realized Boomer was fidgeting, an unspoken question on his lips. She checked her watch. It was eight o’clock. “Go on and head out. I’m going to check for leaks. I’ll leave a note in your desk.”

He nodded and headed down the stairs. She and the mechanic began tracing branches, marking the breaks on the drawing from Machs. It was another three hours when she put a note in the canister, replaced it in the tube, hit the button and watched it fly away up into the rafters. Disco. Then she climbed into her car and rolled out of the parking lot, exhausted.

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