One month later, Olivia sat outside a local community college. A designer suit and heels was in her backseat. Marcus offered Shanice a job, and she needed work clothes. The class was over. This experience was humbling for herself and Fitz. He stopped making jokes when Olivia told him Shanice was starting college. She wanted to be an accountant and Olivia would continue to be a mentor.

"Hey Olivia you really brought me work clothes. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"I thought you was bougie when we met. You are real cool. Nobody has ever been this nice to me."

"Do you want to get lunch? I'm starving." Olivia said.

"Yeah, what's your story Olivia? I bet your life has always been perfect."

"No, it hasn't. I've always cared about education. Mediocrity was not tolerated in my house."

"My momma didn't care about education. My dad has a lot of kids and baby mama drama. I was always getting into fights with my siblings on my dad's side. My momma kicked me out when I refused to give her my refund check. She said I needed to give her the whole check because I was 18 and lived in her house. I had two kids back then. I couldn't give her my money. I lost my job at the grocery store when my baby daddy came up there starting shit. I started dating my twins baby daddy when I was homeless. He was nice, but he got shot being in the wrong neighborhood. I was 20 with four kids and still homeless. I couldn't find a job, so I lived where ever I could. My next baby daddy moved me in with him. I found out he was married a few months after moving in with him. His wife has a fancy job where she always traveling. She don't want my baby at her house, so he don't give me nothing for the baby. My twins baby daddy grandma let me stay with her for a few years. I left when I got the job at Gettysburger. My last baby daddy kicked me when I was pregnant. I got my my own place now and a better job.

"Wow. You are really strong to make it through all that."

"I don't have a choice. What I'm gonna do cry? My babies cry enough for me. Where I'm from, you can't cry. We find a way to pay bills and keep it going."

"I'm proud of you Shanice."

"Thank you. Hopefully in a few years I can be an accountant like you."

"I'm sure you can."