Change." But, mother-" WHAP! I was flat on the cold, linoleum floor. The side of my face stung, especially where it had made contact with the ring my ...other had refused to take off, even though my father had killed himself years ago."The LORD cares not for resilient youth, or for harlots. Today you are both," my mother spat callously at me as I picked myself up off of the floor.Minutes later, I descended the stairs again in a white, lace dress with long sleeves, and thick concealer to disguise. Took a shower. Set up the direct deposit for Future Solutions. I finally took out my phone and texted Rachel. ‘Just got done with some errands. When are you free for me to come over.’‘be ready in an hour ;)’ ‘need me to bring anything?’‘u kno what to bring’‘ok see you soon’This small text chain made me grin from ear to ear. Id be lying to say that I wasn’t imagining myself dating Rachel at this point. A part of me wanted to date Rachel, but another part wanted to keep seeing other women too. A. I heard you quit or were fired." Lillian Cramer was the manager for Johnson's West Phoenix shelter."Lillian, I'm on a call with Kara. I'll call you right back," Grace said."Okay, but..."Grace ignored the "but" and hit the flash button again. "I'm back, Kara. That was Lillian calling. She's heard the news, as well." I know. She's the one who told me. She says she's quitting, too."Rats leaving a floundering ship, Grace thought.Grace said, "I wish you'd reconsider resigning, Kara. My. "So how is life treating you Mike." Pretty good. Pretty good."I printed out another page and handed it over. Christine read itthrough slowly and asked for a change in the sort order. I explainedwhy her idea, while it seemed logical, actually would make it harderfor the person receiving the report to understand it. We tossed ideasback and forth until we reached a compromise involving changing thelabels and I made the changes and saved.I was getting ready to go when Christine started talking.