The little red headed girl who had no choice

I’ll share a story with you. When I was 15-16 I rode the bus to and from school. We have moved further out in the country away form the city of Lafayette. I was not yet driving. There was this younger girl, red head, she had a cuteness about her, but her hygiene was horrible. She literally smelled like trash. She lived just off the main highway 151 in a shack that was in very poor condition like a lot of old barns today. Everyone made it known they did not like the smell as she would walk down the aisle of the school bus to get to her seat. No one would sit with her, except me. No one would show her any kindness, except me. When I got my drivers license and started driving to school, I never saw her again. I often wonder whatever happened to her – where she is and how she is doing today.