By 6:30 PM, the sun had already disappeared from Belodia's sky, leaving the streets dim and cold.
Nina sat in a fast-food place across from the jewelry store, mechanically chewing on a slice of pizza. Her eyes burned from staring in one direction for too long.
Seven hours had passed since the jewelry store owner threw the package at her, and there was still no sign of Thomas.
'Could I have missed him while I was in the bathroom?' she wondered, annoyed. She had only gone twice, and each time for less than two minutes. Was her luck really that bad?
"Ugh."
Sighing, Nina took a final sip of her juice and then pulled out her notebook and pen. She had barely written down three numbers when the jewelry store owner's words popped back into her mind.
"Look, I'm in a bit of trouble, need to sk
