"Which I completely understand. An' I shoulda done dat, I really shoulda. But I learned, an' dat was de important part." Alisa paled more as she sat there in front of Rachel. "We all make mistakes, no matter 'ow old we are. Dat was one o' de biggest ones I made, an' I am truly sorry for it! But I can' undo what was done! All I can do is try an' learn from it an' do better!"

"I also understand I am workin' wit' teenagers an' dey gotta be able to trust me." She was holding herself back from begging, pleading, or even crying. She felt so destroyed and that this was her last hope of any redemption. Of any way to get out of the life she was molded into. "Mrs Ramsey..."