Malaya Flores smiles as she lists the amenities: attached bathroom, king-sized bed, television and pink, flowered bedding she’d saved up for and bought using the discount at her part-time retail job.
When she says the last one, she crosses her hands over her heart and presses them into her chest.
“Safety.”
Her first night in that room, which she once rented in a house in Bellevue, was also the first night she’d slept soundly in months. She called it “the first night of her peace of mind.” ...