Chapter 11: Glimmers of Hope

Day 3: Abeni was in her room, calculating the amount of money she had managed to save so far. Collectively, she had gotten 25 thousand from her friends. She had also sold most of her valuable belongings, generating an additional 3 thousand. Meaning, in total, so far, she had scraped together 28 thousand.

It was currently Wednesday, and she had only 11 more days to scrape the rest of the money.

Abeni decided she would go to the bank, to see if she could possibly borrow some of the remaining amount she owed. She would have to ask if she could start work later.

The next day, Abeni went to the bank to borrow money. She was so excited. She walked into the bank and was directed to the loan officer's desk. The officer, Ms. Johnson, was a stern-looking woman with a head full of gray hair. Abeni sat down across from her and explained that she needed to borrow thirty-five thousand dollars for personal matters. Ms. Johnson took down her information and began to type on her computer