"Not really no," Izzy admitted with a sigh, leaning back to rest against a bunk post for a moment. "But I don't see what other choices I have. We need what little money you and your father bring in, the rations we get aren't enough otherwise, and I need the help with your siblings."
She accepted Sookie's denial with another sigh and let her hands rest on her belly. "I wish I knew what to do." For once it would be a relief if whatever used to torment then with that word intervened again, but no new knowledge came to her.