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As Barbara lead her into the living room of the little trailer, Lyla was shocked. She had expected it to be completely empty, with the way that it had been described to her. But, she had a stove, and a fridge! That was more than she had thought she would have.
"There's also a bed in the bedroom, but I'm not sure if I would recommend sleeping on it. At least not until you change the mattress and the sheets. The frame should be fine. The last tenant was....not the best at keeping the place clean. I had to pour so much money into redoing the carpets and the bathroom tiles."
Lyla was barely listening to Barbara, as she began to feel excited about having a place to call home. She knew that she would need to find a job, and fast, but hopefully that wouldn't be very hard.
"Do you know of anywhere that is hiring?", Lyla asked the older lady curiously.
"Oh, everywhere downtown is hiring. There's shop after shop with help wanted signs in the window. I also know that Portsim is always looking for people, but I wouldn't venture too far into that city.", Barbara cautioned, which peeked Lyla's interest
"Why do you say that?", she asked, titling her head to the side to try and get a read on the lady. She only seemed to chuckle at Lyla's question, as if should be obvious to her why she should avoid the town.
"If you think the gang problem is bad here....go to Portsim alone.", Barbara said, shaking her head. "But, please, don't actually do that. I've lost a few of my tenants that way. They went away for the weekend and never came back. Really sad."
Lyla glanced back over towards the hallway, wanting to go and explore the rest of the trailer.
"I'll leave you to look around." Barbara says as she reached out to hand the key to Lyla. "I left my phone number on the business card on the fridge. If you need anything, let me know."
Unprompted, Lyla reached over to hug her. Barbara flinched, not expecting such a reaction from someone that was a perfect stranger to her. Still, she ended up gently patting the girl's back. Lyla had been through a lot, and she knew that what she probably needed right now was a hug - even if it came from a perfect stranger.
"Have a good night, dear.", Barbara said as she exited the trailer, and back out into the crisp October air, leaving Lyla alone to figure out what she was going to do next.