One night when I went on break at my job at the Oriental Theater, the place on the corner where I usually ate was closed. I decided to go eat at Fishers Restraunt. It was right next door to the theater. I don't know why I hadn't tried eating there before. The prices were lower, and the food was better. Maybe the reason I hadn't eaten there before was because they were always so busy! I figured that if they were so busy, they might need another waitress. I applied for a job there, and got it. That made all the difference to me. What a change in my life! I loved being a waitress. I left the job at the Oriental. Working at Fishers was the best! The place was busy all day and all night. The owner of the place was Jackie, a blond lady about in her thirties. She was the best cook! Everyone liked working for her; and everyone I worked with was very nice. I learned a lot from Jackie, and the other people who worked there. I got a free bowl of soup every day there. To me, a bowl of Jackie's soup was a dinner! I worked as many hours a day as I could, and earned enough money to move out of that awful place that I was in. When I say awful, I mean the worst! One night when I was in bed, someone came into my room and searched through all my belongings, using a flashlight. I knew they were there, but was so scared that I pretended that I was asleep. I don't know what they wanted. I was so glad to move out of there! I saw an ad in the paper for a room. I went to see it, and found that it was in a large apartment with a family. They seemed nice, so I moved in. Mr and Mrs H. had three kids. Judy H. was just out of school, and expecting a baby. The two boys were still in school, one in grade school; and Gary was in the last year of High School. I'm not real sure, though, if Gary was maybe out of school. He played guitar in a rock band. The family had lots of relatives living in various places in the area. I got to know lots of them. They all treated me like family.