worked double shifts. She cleaned rooms at St. Jude’s from
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Then Emma would take the bus from school and meet her. From 3:15 until 6:00, Emma would do her homework in the second floor supply closet. The closet was her sanctuary. It was small, cramped, and smelled of paper towels and harsh soap, but it was hers. She sat on an overturned continue reading …
