In the Sanctuary of school the author Lynda Barry is stuck on a young seven year old elementary girl who feels unsafe at home and is growing up in a unstable home environment. And who is claimed to be neglected at home and always goes unnoticed all the time. She feels unsafe at home and the only way she feels safe is at school. The author goes to school one day, but leaves in the mid-morning. Showing up at school hours before anything opens, she waits on the playground. While waiting on the playground she is greeted by the schools janitor. The janior allowed Ms. Barry to come in and open the school by; pushing trash bin, turning on lights in the hall and also the classroom. While being with the janitor she feels the feeling of importance and