but didn’t protest any further.
It sounds like you’re sure.
I am, I started,but
I’ve amended my plan a bit.
How’s that?Mama Alice said, perking up.
I did some research
and I found a job
that sounds perfect for me.
It’s through the YMCA.
Every summer, they look for
team leaders to accompany
rising ninth graders on service learning trips
across the country.
I’ve applied to be an assistant lead
on the service to the west trip.
And I got an interview next week.
If I get the job, I’ll be
living on a school bus
and sleeping on gym floors
for six weeks this summer
cleaning up graveyards
visiting national monuments
and state parks
alongside these kids.
It’s not exactly the road trip
I had planned
but it will provide me some safety
and it pays decently—so I can cover
my living expenses.
And what about after
