The fire station, on the other hand, is more welcome to people coming in off the street. Going to the police station is out of the question they will just ask a bunch of questions, have her wait there until her mother comes to get her, and then release her into her momвЂ™s custody. Nadine remembers what she was taught when she was a student at the Community School for the Gifted inВ Sunset Valley - If you become lost are find yourself in danger, go to the police or fire station for help. Looking to the west, she sees the sun still struggling to be noticed as the night begins to engulf it. She realizes she has to stay near others - at least until her mom has calmed down. If one of the letters from school was among todayвЂ™s mail, her mom was sure to be furious by now.В Nadine knows she can not stay home tonightвЂ¦open and exposed with no one to hear her but the rustling mice in the nearby brush. Friends and family hug and kiss her on the cheek, and they begin handing her presentsВ at her surprise birthday party. In her mind she blows out the candles atop a huge decorated chocolate cake. Placing the plate on the counter, she pauses and then begins to sing.

At least in Sunset Valley she would have had friends to hang out with.В She hates being in Twinbrook, and she decides then and there to do everything she can to get out - the sooner the better.ДЄfter waking from a nap, she sees the night has fallen an she goes downstairs to make herself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She tries to push away the pain of being completely alone on her birthday, and daydreams of a surprise birthday party filled with music, presents and friends. Kia eats the breakfast, and turns to smirk at her daughter before leaving the fire station.ДЇeeling crushed, Nadine goes upstairs and spends the rest of the day working on homework and reading book assignments. Is Kia being nice to Nadine on her birthday?

Nadine watches as her mother makes breakfast that morning, something she has never seen her do. Not even she could be that cruel to ignore this. Her mother must realize it is her daughterвЂ™s special day. It could have been a lot worse.В Since arriving in Twinbrook., this is the first night she is able to sleep well. Snuggling under the covers that night, Nadine feels she got off easy. Kia punishes her daughter by making her stand for the remainder of the day - six hours - in the corner of the kitchen. Her mother scolds and lectures her at length, often raising her hand, but never strikingвЂ¦probably only because of the nearby fire woman. She decides to go in the back door againвЂ¦but this time she runs into her mother. Spending most of the day at the Curious Memorial Museum, working on an extra-credit report for school, it is mid-day before she arrives back at the fire station. Nadine eats a quick meal and sneaks out the back door of the station. Aside from a few fire persons, no one else is in sight in the station. She showers, freshens up her clothing, and heads downstairs. Nadine wakes up early the next morning, a bit sore from the hard tile bedding of the previous nightвЂ™s sleep on the bathroom floor. One has to love the Sims performingВ autonomousВ actions at the oddest of times.) Nadine feels as if she has won the lottery where the odds were one in a million! Signing the application and returning it to the owner, she walks out of the theatre.ДЇeeling so excited about her new job, Nadine sits down in front of the theater to вЂ¦ do her homework. Be here on time.вЂќ He reaches into his desk, produces a piece of paper and shoves it at her. We lost the last guy just the other dayвЂ¦he just stopped showing up. вЂњI clean all the time at our house.вЂќ She thinks to herself - If you count moving dirt and grass away from the table. вЂњYou bet I can!вЂќ she energetically replies, still smiling. вЂњCan ya clean?вЂќ he finally grunts at her. The owner, sitting behind his desk, looks her up and down as if she is auditioning for a modeling position and stares at her for what seems like forever.

Nadine quickly finger-combs her wind blown hair, pastes on her best smile and walks into the establishment.В SimultaneouslyВ smiling and talking, she asks the somewhat plump owner if there are any part-time openings. Perhaps they will have an open ticket taker position, or popcorn maker, something - anything! The one last venue she has not checked is the Wilsonoff Community Theatre. At her fifth вЂњNo,вЂќ and more than a few quips, snips and pity looks from owners living on the richer part of the town, Nadine begins to feel disheartened. Visiting the various stores and venues, she asks the owner if they are hiring. Today she will find her first job and start saving for her future, and a much better life!ДЄt the sound of the end-of-day school bell, she quickly gathers her books and begins her walk around the neighborhood. Despite her horrible coming-into-teenage-years birthday, Nadine wakes up excited the next day.

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