Le’al whispered, "Doing what?"

"Housekeeping," Ana said. "Where you work before this?"

"Oh, I was a, I did office work."

"Really? How you end up here," Ana asked, looking at her.

"I just wanted to try something new. Something more, direct," Le’al said. She was looking ahead, and turned to look at Ana. "I know you’re trying to be nice. I appreciate it. I just have been through . . . stuff. I decided I wanted to start over. As much as I could." She sighed heavy. "Before this I did home-based, virtual office support. It was good money. But I felt cut off. I had to get out. I mean, I just really need to experiment with myself. Figure out what I want to do."

Ana stopped walking. She took Le’al’s hand. "That’s the most you’ve said in the whole, what, five months you’ve been here."