31:25: [s1e2] Proverbs

"I don't have time for tea," Maya snapped, though her eyes filled with tears. "I have no money, no place to stay after Friday, and... and I’m alone."

Elena didn't look at the box first. She looked at Maya. She saw the tremor in the girl’s hands and the way she flinched at the sound of a car backfiring outside. Elena knew that look; it was the look of someone who felt the future was a predator waiting in the tall grass. [S1E2] Proverbs 31:25

"I thought strength was something you were born with," Elena continued, touching her bangle. "But strength isn't a muscle. It’s a garment. You have to choose to put it on every morning, even when it feels too heavy to wear. And dignity? Dignity is remembering that your current 'now' isn't your 'forever.'" "I don't have time for tea," Maya snapped,

On her wrist, a thin silver bangle caught the light. It was engraved with the words of Proverbs 31:25: “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” She looked at Maya

"How do you laugh at a future that looks like nothing?" Maya asked.

Elena pushed the box of baby clothes back toward Maya. "Keep these. You’ll need them for the little one." She reached under the counter and pulled out a stack of business cards for a local women’s shelter she helped run. "And take this. I’ve got a room with a window that catches the morning sun."