Chapter 40: Jimmy's Gift

Early the next morning, Ed sent Kate a new cell phone, packed in a fancy paper bag. Without looking inside, Kate could already tell what class of product it was. Ed said that there was a SIM card in it but that Kate could use her original SIM card if she preferred. After Ed left, Kate was still standing in a corner behind the supermarket. This kind of thing did not go with her social status. But what social status was she in now? The words echoed ghastly in her ears, "Whatever I give you, you can only accept." She sighed and picked up a black plastic bag from the nearby garbage bin, put the whole paper bag in, and then went back to the supermarket. She knew that she had to take the phone, but deep down in her heart, she resisted it with disgust. She put the black plastic bag into her locker without giving it another look. That afternoon when she was working, Jenny called her and said someone wanted to see her outside. She went out and saw Jimmy. Jimmy said, "I called you but coul