Chapter 4
I open the door to MPF, and I’m hit with a refreshing blast of cool air. It’s a nice break from the summer heat. I walk over to the Information Desk and sign in, just as I had the first time I visited. Mildred is once again planted in the chair on the other side of the desk, and she smiles up at me.
“Hello, dear. She’s in the rec room.”
“Thank you,” I tell her.
It’s been three days since I came to visit my mother for the first time. My grandmother has visited every day this week, and it makes me feel like a jerk for not coming with her. I have an excuse. I’ve been looking for a job. Though my grandmother gets some government help, it’s not enough to take care of everything, so it falls to me to pick up the slack. After searching through the classifieds, I came across an ad fo
