By the time the women pulled in front of the restaurant Mina was filled with dread. Jessica had verbally slaughtered her during the ride and Mina was unable to defend herself.
In truth, Mina was planning on running. She had planned to leave her boss's phone in the restroom and sneak out the back. She was no longer completely without resources, as she had withdrawn cash when she and her boss stopped for breakfast in the morning.
What Mina did not expect was for Jessica to tear her plan apart line by line. Even more unnerving is that in her rant, Jessica had admitted to being sent to the place where Samuel and Bressaw had been. The way the woman spoke triggered Mina's guilt and the courage she had built up had shriveled into nothing.
"Mina I'm sorry if I overstepped, but it's not easy for women like me in this country. Please understand that if I could help I would." Mina flashed half a smile at Jessica before exiting the woman's car.
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