Rose choose the cheesy bacon potato soup with a BLT for her dinner. She pulled out her NookBook and began to read. She had a new download of her favorite subject, mythical animals. She was deep in her reading but the waiter knowing that if he would just quietly kept her cup full and silently put her food where she could reach it easily, he would get a good size tip. She was not the kind to do much talking and never had a friend with her and he never asked the reasons why. This lady was not wealthy but she was a good tipper even tho she was very private person.. not many knew much about her at all. He always wondered why she worked at the library's Young People's Nook.<br/><br/>Rose occasionally sipped her cappicino and nibbled on her food when it came. A young girl came in with a box. She looked out of place being a bit dirty and had no shoes on. She slowly walked up to Rose. With a small voice, she spoke to Rose.<br/><br/>"Excuse me, lady but would you buy a kitten? I need to find it home and my family needs money for food."<br/><br/>"Does your parents work?" Rose asked as she looked up from her book.<br/><br/>"yes but there are five of us. We don't always have enough to eat. Daddy eats what he wants then we get to eat what mom gives us. I only want the money for food is all. Maybe $5?.... please..."<br/><br/>"I tell you what. I'll trade you some food for the kitten. But I will do the shopping after I eat. While I finish my soup, you finish my sandwich." Rose spoke sternly to the girl as she pushed the uneaten half towards the girl.<br/><br/>A small scared voice mewed and scratched at the box. The waiter came near for he knew that the lady most likely order some milk for the child and perhaps tuna for the kitten.<br/><br/>"Waiter. A glass of milk for the child and perhaps a bit of tuna for the kitten to keep it quiet." Rose asked.<br/>"Yes miss. Right away." He hurried away to her bidding. The girl ate her food quickly as if she was starving or fearful of the food being taken away from her.<br/><br/>"Slow down child. Eat slowly and in a lady like manner. Manners are very important if you are poor or have a lot of money or even if you have enough with a little to spare. What kind of food do you like?' Rose asked as she finished the meal......<br/><br/>Half an hour later, Rose and the child walked out to the Jeep. They headed to the nearby discount store to shop. They went inside and came back out half an hour later with a cart full of food. The child had become very quiet but she told Rose where to go. It was on the slum side of the town where the druggies and drinks lived. It was nicknamed DnD Town for that reason. Rose walked up to the door where she was greeted by a surly man. Rose spoke harshly and pushed him out of the way as she entered with a couple bags of groceries. The other four children were just as dirty and older. They had their super and had ate the youngest's child food as well. After a discussion of cleanliness and proper eating, Rose told them that if they cleaned up the house, made the children bathe, and a few other things, she just might bring more food out to the family. But only if they looked presentable and the house was clean.<br/><br/>Rose sighed as she walked back out to her Jeep for the final time to find the kitten out of it's box and sleeping on the passenger seat. With sigh, Rose shook her, started her engine and headed home. Once she was home, she met one of the neighbor's who told her that there was someone who had a package for her but would not leave it with anyone. The man would be back the next day at 5PM sharp.<br/><br/>Rose thanked the nosey neighbor and took the kitten as well as it supplies into her small apartment. After setting the things on the counter, she put the kitten in the tub for a bath. After a weary time with the kitten who was now bathing itself, Rose cleaned out the tub for her own bath. Rose put a few night lights out that turned on for a few minutes if there was no noise or movement because she did not want to step on her new pet. For being a scrawny underfed kitten, it was a sweet one until it was bathed. One last look at the kitten and Rose got ready for her hard earned bath, knowing that eating out was going to be cut for a while.