In a sense, Agnes felt like her family’s Cinderella. On top of her photography, writing and schoolwork, Agnes did all the shopping and most of the cooking and cleaning. She was also a superb bargain hunter, and it allowed her to save just enough money to buy April and herself toiletries and clothing from thrift shops. April didn’t help and complained bitterly when dinner was late or there wasn’t enough food or toiletries in the house and was always fighting with her mother or father because she often stole some of their drugs or beer.
So when Agnes told her parents she was now working for the janitor, they never suspected a thing. And when she told them she would have to work more weekends because that’s when the janitor gave the school an extra-meticulous clean—though, truthfully, it was
