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After she told Cara about the situation, she leaned back in the chair, saying a prayer that the young attorney could help her and her daughter.
    “I can help you with the truancy case, but it isn’t as easy as Emily just getting detention. In some cases, depending a lot on the judge, a truant kid could be removed from the home.”
    Sudden coldness hit her to the core as she asked in a shaky, disbelieving voice, “Removed from the home? They would take Emily away from me?”
    Cara nodded. “I really wouldn’t have brought that up, but Judge Richter is the one presiding over the truancy cases now. He’s a tough SOB, and his tendency is to blame parents for everything their kids do. Of course, I’ll fight hard for Emily and for you, but she has to be prepared that she may go to detention. I’ll try hard to get home arrest for her, and I’ll fight even harder for her to stay in the home with you. But Judge Richter isn’t going to like the fact that she doesn’t have much supervision in the home due to the number of hours you work.”
    “This is insane! I don’t want to work as many hours as I do, but I don’t have a goddamned choice. If I don’t work, I don’t make money. If I don’t make money, we don’t have a house or food. How can he sit there on the bench, acting so high and mighty with his big salary, and pass judgment on parents who work hard to give their children a home? I can’t believe this is happening.”
    “I know. He doesn’t get it, but we’re stuck with him. I’ll do my best to fight for you, to explain your situation, and tell him that you have a handle on it now that you’re aware of the problem. I’m not saying he’s going to take Emily away, but I just wanted you to be prepared that it could happen.”
    “If he takes Emily from me, where would she go?”
    Cara said in a soft voice, “Foster care.”
    Breathlessness overtook Belle, and she gripped the sides of her head as if to cover her ears. “ Foster care ?” She said the two words as though they were dirty, disgusting, and not relevant to her and her family.
    “Unless Emily can stay with a family member or friend who can offer supervision. But again, I’m not saying this is going to happen. It’s just a possibility, especially in Judge Richter’s court.”
    Spreading her fingers out in a fan against her breastbone, Belle said, “Okay. I just have to think about all this. It’s too much right now to absorb. How much is this going to cost me?”
    “Nothing. I’ll do the case pro bono. Leave everything up to me, but make sure that from today on, Emily goes to school every day. If she misses one day without an excuse, there’s not much I can do to help her. You may want to think about an alternative if the judge decides to pull her from the home.”
    With glistening eyes, Belle said in a low voice, “I want to pay you something. I don’t want handouts, and I don’t want to be a charity case. I insist on paying you something.”
    “It’s okay, really. You’re paying me for Emily’s other case, so it’s all good. I don’t regard this as a charity case. You have more than enough on your plate right now, Belle, I’m sure you don’t need anything more.”
    Taking a tissue from her purse, Belle dabbed the corners of her eyes. She rose to her feet, walked over to Cara, and extended her hand. Cara shook it, and Belle smiled and whispered, “Thank you so much. I appreciate this more than you’ll ever know.” She turned around and left the office.
    When she arrived home after work that evening, she saw Emily sitting on the couch, staring at the computer screen.
    Belle sat in the chair opposite the couch, and said in an even voice, “I have to talk to you about something.”
    Emily jerked her head up, stared at her mother, and shrugged.
    “Your principal called me in this morning for a meeting. It seems that you’ve been skipping school. You’ve already skipped seven times this past month.” Belle smoothed out the