ing a single tear. Taking Aimé's hand, I left the market. Having nothing left to take a taxi, I walked with her. The shopping ba

u crying, m

nocent face, then said, "Big sister, it's b

as crying because of the

on big sister." And please dry your tears because I don't like to

, big

w le

door and Aimé goes to join his brothers who

you take

en robbed and that we didn't even have enough money t

d to walk

an tell me anyth

ther, don

e and prepared a nice vegetable sauce with rice, then everyone ate their fill. The children reviewed their lessons and then went

fast for them every day, the supplies might not be enough for the month. Tomorrow night, I'm going to talk to Odile to see if she can give me an advance on my salary. I just hope

in your bags, my loves, s

d give some to An

? And why are you s

uardian mistreats her every day. Sometime

I don't have any money to give you toda

what I pl

go so we're not l

too early,

king and w

ill too early to take them to school

t it's better to

Ok

ye

, my babies, and

o he starts bombarding me with questions, but I ignore him and

cise, so walk and don't ask me any

e morning. I don't have money for a taxi,

establishment, I kiss each of them on the forehead and part ways,

al training instead of a long course of study. Thanks to her parents' funding, she finished her training and earned her diploma, then opened this r

ked very beautiful in her not-so-tight oval dress. Sitting down on h

aomi, how

bad, Odile

e end of the month you'll get your paycheck,

papers. I have nothing left. Even this morning, I couldn't give the children their

ou give me a salary advance? I'll take even ten thousand. I really

uggling and turn my back on you, so I'll give you the amount you're a

very much,

takes out her wallet and

Bu

ey to redo your paperwork because I need

her in a thousand ways. How lucky!

u were a support to me when I was at my lowest, so I owe

ime, you can

waitress will give you the app

where will

sk for Roxane at the counter

erst

In the end, they ask me to come back in two weeks. In total, I had thirteen thousand and something left, so I qui

you were out and that when you

r yesterday for the market, not out

anything about the r

l, but I didn'

ka

ber again. A few minutes later, a woman's

I missed your

t you, M

, her

ompany where you submitted your application

Ye

morning at nine o'clock for

very much, ma'am, I'l

be expecting you the

Taking my mother's hands, I l

one of the companies I applied

finally, my daughter. But how are you go

urs are reasonable. In any case, ha

hter, but aren

anage,

ou sa

the restaurant. Arriving at the counter, I asked for Roxane, the chef, and the bartende

I said, my voice

t this morning. Here's your outfit," she said, handing me a black sk

pite except for bathroom breaks. The evening ended without a hitch, and around 1:00, I left the restaurant after checking in with the chef. Exhausted, I returned to the studio. Everyone was asleep, so I took a shower, then found my mattress on the floor, and let myself drift off to sleep. By 6:00, I was up cleaning a

me back

go. At that moment, I wished the floor would