Chapter 19
The blizzard right after Christmas was a precursor to a winter that seemed to drag on and on. Adding to the misery for Polly, was the problem of stretching her paycheck to pay Mildred’s portion of rent. Instead of celebrating with each pay check, and occasionally purchasing some pretty underpants, .she sat at the kitchen table budgeting down to the penny. “Lil Sis, we’ll straighten it out when I move in with you in May when my lease is up,” Helen replied when Polly asked about the extra cash she had found after her sister recently dropped by.
“I’ll keep track of every cent. If we weren’t going to be roomies soon, I wouldn’t accept it.” Polly’s was adamant.
However, reaching into her coat pocket to discover a $5 bill a few days before rent was due in January sent Polly on a ne
