00:00The place really was a dump, but I couldn't afford anything else.
00:05Before he smiled, he looked like a storm sky.
00:09Then everything changed.
00:14Cupboards, front door, lights, plumbing, porch.
00:18This house needed fixing everywhere.
00:21I couldn't cry.
00:22We had a roof over our heads, and we were free.
00:28Mommy.
00:43If I found a job, I could buy it with my first paycheck.
00:47But right now, I needed too much else.
00:50How can I get my things and my child back into the car?
00:58Miss Clara.
01:00Let me help you get it.
01:02No, it's fine. I can manage.
01:09I'm not going to let you carry that with the baby.
01:20Thank you. You really didn't have to.
01:23I wasn't going to let you carry it.
01:41I would make it work.
01:43At least in this, I still had a choice.
01:47Peace.
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