She offered it to the apartment manager/ owner of the building which was Mr. Hastings father. He told her to buy groceries with it. She started doing laundry for three of the men to make money. it did buy a few groceries but nothing fancy
She had told Allen the young man down one floor that her father's older model truck was in the parking lot and wasn't sure if it was running and she really didn't want to sell it She could drive it if she got a license. That was one thing that her father was going to do with her. He had already taught her to drive. He checked it out and took her to the license place.Mr. Hastings watched the younger children in the van while she took her test. she passed with flying colors.
She cleaned the owner's apartment and headed back upstairs when old lady Mrs. White ran into her. For some reason Mrs. White seemed not to like her very well. She had told Allen that she wasn't the right person to hang around with. She made some remarks the indians were low lifers and would steal the shirt off of your back if you aren't caredful.