The Breakthrough

Weeks went by, and before long, it came down to days. Tippa had no idea what she was going to do. She slowly was losing herself in sadness, the type of sorrow she felt when she lost her parents. Tippa fought hard to recover from what felt like an unending sadness. But she held onto her father's words, who told her she was like a bright, shining star that could never be dimmed.

“I can’t give up; something will come true, I know it will…” Tippa stated, wiping her tears away even though the end of the month was fast approaching.

Several days later, a breakthrough finally came. It occurred one week before the end of the month when her rent and all bills were due. Tippa got a job offer! Not only that, but it pays once a week! That news alone almost brought her to tears, not because it was her dream job but because she had never felt so much pressure in all her life. Tippa realized that under the care of her parents when they were alive, she never knew how cruel and brutal life could be in