daughter’s apartment. Danny was finishing his homework at the kitchen table.
“Abuela, why are you home on Tuesday?”
“I’m tired, kiddo. Finish your math.”
“Are you okay?”
“I will be.”
I placed the photo on the windowsill and started thinking about finding another job.
PART 2: THE CALL THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
PART 2
For three days, I contacted every family I had worked for before joining the Whitaker household. Most didn’t remember me. Two politely explained that they had no vacancies. By the third night, I sat at the kitchen