Helping Hand

The time that I did something that made me feel good about myself was when I let my cousin come into my apartment and stay. She is not staying in there forever; she is only staying for a period of time until she finds her somewhere else to stay. Why did I let her stay with me? Because she didn’t have anywhere else to go, and when she had her apartment she let me come over and spend a couple of nights at her house. However, she didn’t let me move in.The reason she needs a place to stay is because she lost her apartment and she couldn’t find anywhere else to go. So, she asked me if she could come to my house and I told her, yes she can come and stay.

When will she move out? I don’t really know yet. She says she is looking for an apartment or a shelter, but she is always saying a date and when the time comes she doesn’t leave. She either says the shelter doesn’t have any beds or when she looks for an apartment they want too much for rent. I think other people could learn from my experience is that don’t let people with you any longer than they say, because when they say one thing it doesn’t happen so you have to wait until they find somewhere else to go.

Even though this has been difficult, it makes me feel good because I let her come into my apartment when she didn’t have anywhere else to go. So, I let her come into mine and she is homeless.

Takeya