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CHAPTER THREE man with many names
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OVER A WEEK AGO, MR. GOLDHAD CALLED IN REGARDS TO THE SIGN HANGING ABOVE the front door of his antique shop. It had been fractured in the last storm and the man required a new one. It had been a week-long project, but the handyman duo of Alan Milne and Marco Gilbert had finally finished their work. Now, it was time to deliver the sign to the buyer.
The sky was clear and birds were chirping as Alan drove down the road, Marco sitting in the passenger seat beside him. Alan had his elbow propped up on the open window as music played over the speakers. When they finally arrived at Gold's antique shop, he cut the engine and turned to face his co-worker.
"I'll go in and handle Gold," Alan offered, getting out of the truck. "You go ahead and start setting up."
"Sounds good to me," Marco replied.
Alan walked around the bed of his truck and opened up the front door of the antique shop, walking inside. The moment Mr. Gold heard the sound of the front door opening up, he emerged from the back room and offered the handyman a polite smile.
"Ah, Mr. Milne, right on time," he greeted.
"Mr. Gold," Alan nodded in greeting. "Your sign is finished. Would you like to have a look at it before we get started?"
"That won't be necessary," Mr. Gold replied. "I trust it looks the same as before. Feel free to get started. You and Mr. Gilbert will receive your payment when the job is done."
Alan gave the man a silent nod before turning around and walking out the door. He walked over to the truck and helped Marco set the ladders up against the building on either side of the sign. They then grabbed their toolboxes and got to work.
They started by removing the old sign. Once it had been taken down, they carried it to the back of the truck so they could dispose of it at the end of the day. Then, they unwrapped the new sign and started carrying it toward the ladders so they could hang it. However, as they did, someone walked up to them.
