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Ruben walked in the doors of the Fox Hole Tavern a few minutes after eight in the morning. Two older ladies instantly noticed them, his mother's church companions, "Oh, Micah, you are looking more handsome with age," the one said with a smile. 
His brows furrowed while he gave a smile, "[color=955295]Thank you, Mrs.Kreps,[/color]" he dipped his head while making his way towards the back. Those two older ladies always bothered him, probably because they constantly talked to his mother. 

"You should come to help me around the house! I need a young, strong man to move furniture," Mrs.Lonner stated while waving him off to his work. 
Waving her back, he smiled, "[color=955295]I will think about it. I already cleaned your driveway this morning,[/color]" he informed her while entering the back. 
Him being an 'angel'; or something along those lines were said by the older ladies while he entered the back of the tavern. 

Entering the back, he usually shows up fifteen to thirty minutes before his shifts. Instantly, Ruben could hear the dripping noise echoing from the soup pot Reya put down not too long ago. Sighing while walking past it, he ignored it while taking off his brown leather jacket and hanging it up in the employee's area. 

Glancing over to the damaged area, he slowly walked over while blinking at the pot a few times. Thinking about how he should respond to this occurrence, he let his eyes follow the drips up to the ceiling while he thought about things, "[color=955295]Hey, Reya![/color]" raising his voice while calling the boss's name. His voice echoed naturally, which made it louder in enclosed spaces, but his tone showed that he was light-hearted or wanted to ask something out of curiosity. 
If Reya was only a few feet by him or not, he was hyper-fixated on the dripping noise and the overall damage that the water was creating; Ruben didn't even notice her. 

The leak usually occurred around this time of year or rainy seasons, so he knew it wasn't a leaky pipe. Running his fingers through his hair, he kept them there while staring up at the ceiling that showed water damage. 

The year before last. 
Last year. 
Now this year.

Ruben's shift didn't start till 8:30 A.M. today, so he wasn't in any rush to get away from the leaking roof. It gave him more time to consider the situation and what he should do about it. 
Knowing that this small town didn't have a constant business, he knew that Reya might not be able to put extra expenses into fixing the roof. Ruben was decided if he wanted to climb up on the roof in December and see what he could do about it. This thought caused him to bite his lip, he didn't want to fall through if water damage had affected the structure. 
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