Shada practiced her numbers with queue cards. They had both the proper numerical amount of dots as well as the number itself written on them in bold colorful ink. She was sitting in the women's bathroom with Amanda who was taking a shower and was saying them out loud for two reasons. One was so Amanda could correct any verbal mistakes, Two was so that Amanda wasn't alone. Rather like leaving a TV or radio on for a pet.

"Uhm… šest, šest, šest…. Sist… Sisk… Sick?" Shada worked out.

"Almost… Six." was Amanda's response from under the shower head.

"Si-ck-ss?" questioned the darker girl.

"Yes. Very good, Shada!" the praise was all Shada needed to smile and feel good about herself. "What is the next one?" the water turned off and the towel on the outside of the shower stall was grabbed at before falling to the floor, "Shit."

Shada laughed quietly to herself and watched as the peach toned arm darted out from the bottom of the curtain and pulled the towel in. "Sedum… Sevum?"

"Very close; Seven- en." Amanda corrected drying off.

"Oh, EN… SevEN."

"Correct." she stepped out in a towel, hair pressed to the back of her neck. "You're doing great." she offered a little smile and thumbs up.

Shada tilted her head at the hand gesture then did it herself. "Gud?"

Amanda offered a chuckle and nodded, "Very good."

After Amanda had brushed out her hair and got dressed, the two went to the kitchen so that Shada could practice a little more and teach Janine how to make that miracle gunk.

"Ne. Koristete go ova." Shada instructed Janine who scratched her head.

"Whot?"

"I believe she said no…" Amanda began and looked to Shada who held out a specific ingredient. "And she wants you to use what she has in her hand."

Janine looked crazily at Amanda, "You speak her languge now?"

"No. But 'Ne' sounds like no, coupled with what she sounded like she was saying… Just seems right, y'know?"

Janine shrugged and took the herbs from Shada's hands and pried it open. "Samo mal iznos." Shada murmured, showing a small gap between her index and thumb. Janine nodded.

"Small pinch, yeh?" and she pinched the herb between her fingers and dropped the pinch into the bowl. "Like tha?"

Shada nodded and smiled.

"Genius, Amanda…" Janine grinned over at Amanda who quirked a brow, "Damn brilliant."

With a shrug, Amanda watched the two continue. Within a few minutes, the gunk was done and being slathered on her face when Carmen walked in.

Carmen looked from one face to the other, "Hi, girls. What are you doing?"

"Putin' th'Miracle Gunk on Amanda's face." Janine grinned. "How'r'yuh?"

"Fair. What do you mean Miracle Gunk?" Carmen asked, moving around the table to see Amanda's face. On one side was the gunk and the other were miraculously faded bruises… "Oh, wow… That's amazing, Shada! What on earth is in this stuff?"

"Lots of eucalyptus and mint." Amanda groaned.

Janine laughed at that and shook her head. When she stood, she offered to show Carmen what all was put in it. By the time the little show and tell was over, Shada had finished. "Ke se napravi."

"Excellent…" Amanda stood and motioned Shada follow her, "Now, we've got work to do. I don't want to get behind on work."

"Žal mi e?" Shada didn't understand.

All Amanda could do was wave for her to follow and she did. The two went to the laundry room and gathered the clean clothing and put it in the large hamper to take to the men's rooms. That was when Shada understood what was going on.

"Gledam sega." the darker girl nodded.

"I figured you would." Amanda nodded back. She understood the tone in her voice rather well and to say it helped when communicating was an understatement.

"Rabota…" Shada began, "We… Rabota."

Amanda looked at Shada curiously. "We what?"

Shada was confused as well. It took her a moment to come up with something. "Janine rabota." she then made a motion of mixing a bowl. "Shada rabota." she motioned as if folding laundry. "Amanda rabota." she then jingled the keys on Amanda's wrist where she wore the key ring.

"Work? Is that what you mean? Rabota means work?" the blue eyed girl asked.

Shada nodded, "Work."

A small laugh came from Amanda who nodded, "Good."

Shada offered her thumbs up, "Good rabota. Good work."