A girl (part 5)

They struggled for a while, but eventually Anna got a job of her own working as an assistant/receptionist at a family counselling firm. She mostly did clerical work, but got to assist with some clients as well. She was rather perceptive and good at connecting with the children, however briefly. The doctors and other professionals who were in charge of things thought well of her, though never well enough to take full advantage of her abilities, limited though they may have been.

Still, Anna was happy to wake up beside her husband in the morning, content at work, and excited for the quiet evenings she shared with her love at home. Though they lived in New York, they saw very little of the city as they had very little money left over to spend on such frivolous things. Contentment was the story of their existence. And so it continued and does even now. There were of course other things like family visits and small groups of friends they somehow managed to acquire. There was even talk of starting a family in more recent months, but even with all this, Anna's life remains simple, just like she likes it. And if she touches even a few lives in some small way, even if its so small its not really worth mentioning, she will be content.