House with a Blue Door

Charles wasn't ready for this.

 

He knew working at a group home for mentally handicapped residents—many of whom have additional diagnoses like Down syndrome, Tourette's, and paranoid schizophrenia—would be hard. The hours would be long, the pay would be low, the food would suck.

 

But he had no idea how much he'd like it. Or how much he'd grow up while he worked there.