He didn’t need attention. He had his land back. That was enough. Still, he had to admit—there was a certain satisfaction in the way people looked at him now. At the farmers’ market, someone always mentioned it.
“You’re the guy who boxed in those shoppers, right?” Or: “That video got me through a bad week—thank you.” One man even shook Eli’s hand and said, “It was the best thing I’ve seen all year.”