Cassidy hangs up the phone and proudly tells her mom the good news: she got the job! In a calm, gentle voice, the man replies that he and his wife have a young son and are looking for a babysitter.
Why hasn't the baby cried? She presses her ear to it and hears a soft muffling inside.
She entersthrough the gate, a backpack draped loosely over her shoulder, and grabs the mail off the porch.