A/N: Oh dear. I noticed in Ch. 2 that the asterisks with the Spanish didn't show up. I apologize for that! Now stuff in Spanish will be like this 'Spanish stuff'. Thanks for the reviews!! Enjoy!
"Kids, eat your cereal," Katey hollered as she tried to get the kids ready for school. "Jen, did you do your homework?"
"Yes, Mom," Jen replied. "It's Miles you have to worry about."
"Miles?" Katey asked.
"All done, Mother," he replied.
"Good boy," Katey said smiling. "Jen and Miles, walk to the bus stop alone, Sam and Kerri are awake and I can't leave them."
The kids left and the little ones cried. Katey wanted to die. She hated having to do everything by herself. She rushed the dishes and forced clothes on her screaming daughters. She eagerly dropped them off at Susie's house. Rachel and Susie were waiting outside. Rachel ran to the curb when she saw her cousins get out of the car. She was 4, the same age as Samantha. Katey carried Kerri and handed her to Susie while the other girls went inside. Katey then left and headed to another long day at work.
"Katey!"
"Huh?" Katey looked up from her desk at her boss hovering over her.
"You're fired."
"What? But Mr. Jones, I have four kids to feed and no husband. What am I going to do?"
"That's really not my problem."
"Sir, please…"
"Clear out your desk now and leave."
In tears, Katey did as she was told. She packed everything into her old car and drove to Susie's house. She picked up the girls and surprised Jen and Miles by picking them up. Once home, she explained to her kids about the job loss and how they were moving in with Grandma and Grandpa. Jen began to cry and Sam and Kerri mimicked her. Miles looked distraught and began sobbing hysterically. Seeing her children so upset made Katey burst into tears. Everything was such a mess.
By the next Saturday, Katey and her 4 kids were all moved into Jeannie and Bert's house. Katey was happy that Jeannie took her in. The kids didn't seem to mind living with their grandparents. Katey planned to find a new job and an apartment. She hated depending on her parents for everything, especially since she was a grown woman with children of her own.