Mackenzie was 17, oldest of seven other siblings. Her family was very poor and had to provide for all their children, so she decided to get a job at the local diner to pay for her college tuition. She worked Saturdays through Tuesdays 7 AM to 7 PM. Her official job was to take orders and clean tables. She despised her job, but she only had one year to save enough money to go to college. She sacrificed her social life, her school work, and family time. Three months after taking the job, Mackenzie saved $100. Three weeks after that, her mother fell sick. The only way to save her mother’s life was to have an emergency operation that totaled $75 in doctor fines. Mackenzie, feeling guilty for the large amount of time she spent at work rather than with her family, she knew what she had to do. She had seven months left to save for college, she was determined. She picked up more days at the diner, Saturdays through Saturdays. She worked hard and saved her money in a piggy bank in her house. Eventually the day came when she had enough money to afford tuition and the fee for books. She decided when she finished up work she would enroll in classes and buy her books. She was ecstatic and couldn’t wait for her shift to end. When 7 PM came around, Mackenzie walked home only to find that her house was burned down. She discovered her mother and father were stuck inside during the fire. Mackenzie was left to take care of her siblings. She was forced to work at the diner the rest of her life and spend all the money she owned on her siblings.
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