Dear diary,
There's some hope after all. My husband and I have been havin' a real hard time. Our car keeps breaking down, we have no money, and were run in' out of food. Were in a tight spot and I was scared that weren't gonna make it, especially consider in' I'm real sick. But today was somethin' of a miracle! You see, today some folks came by and asked if they could settle down next to us. At first we didn't care. Ivy and I didn't really want to have nothin' to do with em'. But then they said somethin' strange. They said that we came here first and we could choose whether or not they could be there. They showed us respect! They didn't want to beg us for help or ignore us, they treated us like human beings. So, we took a liking to them. They were nice people. A good family with all the works. Harmless. So when their grampa needed help, I did not hesitate to let him inside our tent and give him what he needed. I didn't really see any other choice. How could I turn down a sick man when I was sick myself. If worst came to worse and I needed some care, I wouldn't want people to just sit around and make me fend for myself. No, there was no choice. If I am capable enough to help, then by God, I will. We're all in this horrible situation, might as well make things a bit better by helpin' each other out. So when the ol' man died of a seizure I knew what I needed to do. I didn't mind giving them my quilt, tent, potatoes, and pins. I wasn't using them anyways. Plus, if they needed it, why would I keep it from them? I could see they were in pain and I wanted to do everything in my power to help relieve some. I felt real bad for the grandma though. Wish I could take away some of that grief. I wouldn't know what to do if Ivy was gone. That's also part of the reason I really wanted to help. If givin' the grampa a proper funeral relieved the pain for her and her family, then I did my job. They're good people, and I don't see a reason not to help. And hey, they want to help us too! We weren't looking for charity, but they was offering to help us outta our predicament. I really want to bother them but if we all do make it to California, then I might be able to got help. That would be grand! But if I don't make it that far, then I would want them all to make it without me. Going to California is all they got and I wouldn't want to take it from them.
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