Chapter 86
It was a sunny day with a clear sky.
In an abandoned factory near a secluded fishing village, a thin girl carried a large hemp sack on her shoulders. She emptied the contents onto the ground–empty mineral water bottles and discarded cardboard pieces.
“I still have some savings. With these, I won’t go hungry even if I’m out here for three months.”
Mayra had found a sheltered spot where she could sleep. She used cardboard and straw as her bed. After eating the leftover half piece of bread from the morning, she felt satisfied.
When she left, she took her identification documents with her, intending to save enough money to start a new life elsewhere.
Having eaten her fill, she drank the last sip of water from the half–empty mineral water bottle she found and wiped the food crumbs from the corners of her mouth with the back of her hand. After that, she began to prepare for work.
Mayra had collected quite a few pieces of cardboard these days and found a place where she could stay relatively sheltered from the wind and
rain.
She tied all the cardboard pieces together with rope, put all the flattened mineral water bottles in a bag, and tied them together with the cardboard pieces.
The weight of the cardboard pressed down on Mayra’s small frame as she walked out of the abandoned factory to the scrap collection station.
An old man in his 60s was on duty today. “Girl, you’ve collected quite a bit today.”
Mayra wiped the sweat off her face. “Sir, could you tell me how much these are worth?”
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“I’ve never seen you around here before. Did you just move here?”
Mayra nodded. “My parents are working. Since I have nothing to do, I figured I could help out at home.”
After the old man weighed the cardboard pieces and water bottles, he gave her 50 cents more than the actual value.
“Consider it a bonus for your hard work. Buy yourself an ice cream to cool down so that you don’t get heatstroke.
“Thank you, sir.”
“Daddy, she looks dirty. She doesn’t like to shower, huh? Such a dirty cat.”
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