PART 2 OF 12
FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
Mavenlus DeskFICTION
Malik had watched it for almost a year.
Every time, it made his stomach turn.
But his mother needed help with rent. Maya needed school clothes. Malik needed the job if he wanted to save money for trade school after graduation. So he kept his mouth shut more often than he wanted to.
That changed the day Margaret Palmer came into the shop.
The bell above the door chimed softly.