that she could n't afford to take the day off went without saying . two nurses came in the room and one had a cart that had a plastic box for a baby . that was something that should be done with extreme care . they will come back , the judge whispered , staring out the window , into the street wet with the recent rain . when he handed her the towel , she started drying off her arms and legs . she never used that box for anything except those cookies and she never made them except at christmas . 