Nancy was new to America. She came  America speaking only her native language. She  her 8-year-old son with her. He was  she had in the world.


They found  apartment in Arcadia. They were there for  two months when a neighbor’s dog jumped  the fence. The dog ran toward Nancy’s . Nancy put her body in between the  and her son. The dog stopped when  saw Nancy screaming at it. She was  to punch it in the nose. The  turned around.


Shaking, Nancy took her son . They stayed in the apartment all weekend.  Nancy found another apartment, close to the  that her son was going to attend.


 and her son walked everywhere. One day  son started coughing badly. He had an  attack. All the walking was making his  worse.


Nancy knew that she had to  a car. So she called up the  dealer. She talked to a salesman who  her language. She told him that she  to buy a new car if he  come over to pick her up. The  said he would be right over.