Problem: I am right handed and that made things difficult . The setting of the broken wrist was botched and they had to rebreak , taking a piece of bone from my hip and graft it into my wrist , missed 2 days . Hip hurt so much I practically had to be carried into my desk . Once I was in that chair there was just no way I was able to get out .

Why is the narrator struggling so much at work ?

A: They are injured .

Problem: My dog had a heart attack tonight . He died within minutes of mom taking him to the animal emergency room . I was on my way to meet her there . I did n't get there in time .

Why is the narrator likely crying and downtrodden ?

A: Their pet passed away .

Problem: At the end of the month , it looked almost exactly the same . Whit knows all this but he relies on some of the money from the business to pay the land mortgage and the bills for the equipment they bought . So he 's worried if he is n't on hand every day all the time , that the business wo n't survive . He knows he could hire someone to work with his partner . He knows this is the opportunity of a lifetime ( if he is offered the job ) .

Why may the male subject be worried ?

A:
They are concerned about their businesses ' health .