Luke was elated as he put the money he’d earned into his wallet. He felt like a millionaire. Well, for a couple of days, until I put most of it in the bank on Monday. Being smart to the ways of living on the street, as soon as he back downtown he went into the stall in a restroom at a burger joint and transferred most of the cash to his hiding place under the insole in one of his shoes. It felt a bit lumpy, but he could deal. It’s my start on a new life. That and school.
Since he was in the restaurant, he got a burger and fries, eating them while he walked to the shelter for his GED class. By the time he left, and after talking with the man teaching the class, he began to feel he really would be able to pass the tests when the time came—if he busted his ass studying. With that thought in
