Crossroads — 2026-02-25 (Patreon)

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Chapter 05: DO WHAT? by Hannah Madison

I just had my day’s schedule rearranged by Mr. Robertson. I’m staying in the office today. He’s got a meeting he wants me to take after lunch.

Not a typical NYC SysCo meeting. This one is a humanitarian thing.

“Hannah, there’s a girl in the new construction division that we think is living in a homeless shelter. I called Izzy yesterday and… cutting to the chase… Tom’s agreed to lease one of the little apartments where you live. NYC SysCo will cosign, but she should be able to afford it on her internship pay.”

My part? Yeah, just go up to a total stranger, ask her if she lives in a shelter, and make her an offer she can’t refuse.

“Yo… Sis… Heard you’re homeless. Wanna move into my apartment complex?”

How could that go wrong?

Chapter 06: A SOLUTION by Liza McDuffey

Chapter 06: A SOLUTION by Liza McDuffey—This afternoon didn’t turn out much like I expected. Mr. Harris (the director of the new construction division) called me to a small conference room for an ad hoc meeting. I had no idea why.

A girl from a different department, Hannah Madison, was sitting there. Frankly, she looked a little scared so I thought maybe there was a problem.

“Liza, I’m going to step out,” Mr. Harris said, “and let you and Hannah talk.”

That’s how a very, very awkward conversation started. Basically, Jason Harris found out I’ve been living in a homeless shelter Monday through Thursday nights. I’ve been going home to Trenton for the weekends.

“I don’t know why this is anyone’s business,” I said to Hannah, but I explained.

I came to Manhattan thinking I could stretch my savings long enough to find something reasonable. Turns out “reasonable,” “available,” and “intern pay” don’t overlap here. After a few nights in a hotel doing math on my phone, I did what made the most sense to me.

I went to the DHS intake center. I grew up in shelters, so it didn’t scare me. It’s temporary. Structured. Predictable. I’m finishing my civil engineering degree at Rowan, commuting to my internship, and keeping my head down.

Hannah was nice about it. “The partners here want to take care of us and groom us into engineers. My boss said that he doesn’t think it’s bad for a short transition time, but he wants to see you work out something long term.”

So her boss knows someone at an agency that knows someone that has an apartment that just-so-happens to be where Hannah lives. They have what they call a micro-apartment that’s available, convenient, and affordable.

Hannah showed me pictures from some guy named Evan who lives in one, and it looks like a dorm room. It seems like a much better idea than a shelter—like Mr. Robertson said—in the long run.

I’ll tell them “yes” tomorrow. It’s creepy, sort of, but it has to be better than this.

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