Short Fiction: Rattle

In Alex Dako's short story, a construction worker struggles to live a life different than his father's. Read on:

By Alex Dako,

He checked his cellphone; he had two missed calls and a text message that read: “hey man... I need your muscles at my house for a few hours lol. Give me a shout.” He stuffed his phone into his pocket.

More money, but it would have to wait.

He leaned down on the…