Chapter 33

The following day, Lucy woke up early to continue selling her jewelry. She had nearly finished processing the two large jewelry boxes under her bed. Then, she noticed Hans had left the phone for her in the pocket space. It was turned on, indicating he had managed to get some power. Since she didn't have the correct charger, she opened the phone and saw the messages he had left for her. "I thank you on their behalf for the food. I have taken a few photos. Photos? Curious, she opened the gallery. She wasn't used to this old phone; the screen didn't respond to touch. The first photo shocked her! It looked worse than a poor rural village—men and women so thin they seemed to be just skin and bones. But their eyes showed hope. The first person was holding a sweet potato with an excited smile, so content with just that one sweet potato. The following photo shows a little girl, probably only a few years old, with sparse hair, appearing almost bald. She was holding a sweet potato and a