Anna said something to him, but he didn't respond and I saw a sad look come over Anna's face as she watched him go by. It looked like Anna had a son. The boy's behavior was odd.
Anna was the type of mother every kid would have adored having, warm, caring, affectionate, and even fun. The boy had to be about six or so and he'd just walked by her like she didn't even matter!
Anna was a single mom with a kid that seemed to have some issues. No wonder she didn't have two pennies to rub together. She had probably owed the old woman back money for watching her kid while she was at work. I stepped out of the dim hallway and continued on out of the building determined to fix some of what I saw wrong with this situation, but I couldn't do anything right now. I was leaving the country in the morning and I'd be gone for several days, but when I came back things were going to change.