As usual, Nina spent her time doing part-time jobs to earn extra pocket money for her daily needs. Aside from working as a shop attendant at night, on mornings when she had no classes, Nina worked as a milk delivery courier. A difficult life had forced Nina to work far harder than others. Even so, she never involved anyone else in her struggles. Nina left for work at the crack of dawn, sometimes still drowsy when she had early classes, yet her obligation to deliver milk still had to be fulfilled. Strangely, that morning her delivery quota consisted of only a single crate containing a dozen bottles of milk far fewer than usual.
“Don’t look at me like that, Nina,” Mr. Shadis said when Nina glanced at him with a pleading look, hoping for more bottles. “A lot of customers have complained abou
