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She worked hard, and paid attention to the things Jeremiah told her, and Mr. Douglas seemed pleased with her. While she was here, she could be happy, but once this was over, things didn't look so good.
One day she stopped for a minute to talk to Carol.
"Mrs. Douglas, I'm worried."
"Oh what about dear?"
"When I leave here, if I don't go into juvenile I'll need to find a job and a place to stay. I'll need to do that quickly, or I'll be on the streets. And I'm not street smart. But since I've been arrested, it will be hard. How do you find work when no one wants to hire you?"
The concern in her voice had Carol paying close attention.
Carol nodded as though she saw her problem. "Well, for one thing, my husband can vouch for you. If you were interested in living in Livingston, he might help you find work even, and a place to stay." She told her.
"That would be great, but, do you think he can?"
"He has a lot of friends in Livingston and I'm sure he could work something out for you. We've even got a garage apartment above the garage, maybe you could stay there and pay a little rent." She suggested.
"You'd do that for me?" She asked. "You people would help me like that?"
"I can't promise, but maybe we can work something out. As long as you work and do your part until this is over, I'm sure he'd be glad to help you out all he can." Carol told her.
"Why?" Leah's face screwed up in a puzzle look.
"Why what dear?"
"Why would he do that for me? I mean, letting me stay here for three months is a big deal, why would he stick his neck out more for me. My parents sure wouldn't." She told her. "I know there is a lot of difference in my folks and you people. That's why it's so hard to understand."
Carol stared at her. "I'm sorry dear, I am. But, one reason is, if we help someone and we see a change in them and see they are trying, he doesn't like to think they will go back to doing the same things as before. He likes young folks to be able to straighten themselves up. But, I can't promise all of this to you. I can only talk to him about it."
"Will you?"
"If you want me to, I will. But let's wait a bit longer. Until he's seen what you can do."
"Fair enough, thank you for all the help. I'll do my best for you."
"Do your best for yourself, Leah."
"Mrs. Douglas, I've never seen a family like yours before. I've never seen such honest and good people. I mean I've read about them in fairy tale books, but I've never met any in person."
"You know I think that's pretty common too, with the boys and girls that come here. It's sad, really. The world is too busy these days." She said and finished peeling the potatoes. "Parents forget that just having the baby doesn't end their responsibility to them."
"I better get back to work. Thanks for talking to me. I've been worrying about this for a while."
"Are you going to the dance?"
She bowed her head, "Jeremiah said he'd take me if I wanted to go. I'd love to."
"Good. It's a lot of fun." Carol smiled at her. "Forget about your troubles and relax."
"It's this Saturday isn't it?" She asked.
"Yes, tell me, do you have a dress you can wear?"
"One, it's just a sundress, will that be alright?"
"Of course, and I'll loan you my shawl in case it gets nippy."
"You're very kind."
