Sophie caught by Anna.

Sophie smirked as soon as the man finished counting the entire wad of bills.

“As I said, right?” She proudly grinned. “Five thousand dollars as promised.”

The man - laden with neck tattoos and wearing a black wifebeater - raised his hand to scratch his beard lightly, with his pocket knife.

“Five thousand is the minimum payment, not what you fucking owe us, Clandestine.” He pointed the pocket knife at her, and she pursed her lips in a pout.

“I don’t have any more money.” She argued. It had taken her a lot to get this cash out of Anna, including lying about paying a payday loan she had taken out. It was impossible to get twenty thousand dollars more now. “Look, I promised you the minimum payment, not that I would pay off everything at once. Please do me this solid. I’ll make sure I pay off the remaining 20k.”

“Actually,” the man corrected, “It’s closer to thirty now. You haven’t forgotten the interest rates, have you, mija?”

Oh no.

Sophie felt her resolve to pay back her debt dwindling