“I have your paperwork,” Liz, the social worker, said. “We need to do an interview now!”
The interview was the same questions asked on the paperwork. (Did they really think the information had changed since she had filled the forms out an hour ago? Sharon wondered. That she’d won the lottery or something?)
“I’m sorry,” Liz said. “You barely don’t qualify! But do come back if things get worse!”
If things get worse... And with that thought, Sharon began crying.