she was from the old country and did not understand teenagers or American ways. Because I wore dungarees and a big white shirt, she thought I had gone to the devil and made my life hell. My mom understood and let me go. Now I am a senior and was totally prepared to be on my own. The YWCA was like being in college. Most of the girls were attending Marywood College and the University of Scranton and it was FUN there. It was like a college dorm - there was a huge pool, little theater, pool and ping pong rooms, lounge with couches and separate partitions for privacy for visitors, as well as a tennis court. There was a cafeteria on my floor and I had a charge account (paid by DAD). I also had two other food charge accounts at two local restaurants. I did not take too much advantage, but I did feed some of my friends. I had a beautiful student friend named Charlotte. She always liked to borrow my clothes especially a navy blue corduroy jumper princess style and I would always zip her up in the back. One night I was zipping her and the zipper would not go past the waist. You guess it. She was pregnant. She was a Jewish girl and engaged to an Irish guy. When she told him, he broke up with her. She was afraid to tell her parents so she didn’t. When she had no money, I would get extra food at the cafeteria for her. When my dad found out he said he was proud of me for helping her. I did it until the baby came. She adopted the baby out and was heartbroken. Then she went home and married another Jewish guy who wanted her but not her baby. I always think about her. My first real job as a senior was at the 5 & 10¢ store. I had to leave after a time because it interfered with cheer leading for football. In my junior and senior years I always took part in school plays. Then I got a job near Technical High School baby sitting two fresh Jewish kids and even had my own room there where I stayed on occasion. One night there was a terrible storm and the mother told me to take the garbage out (in the storm!). I told her that I was not the maid and quit on the spot. On one of the first warm days in spring , my friends and
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