Chapter 12

Freya held the refrigerator open and peered inside in search for any food available for her to eat as breakfast. The only food which was previously available was the one Imelda had prepared earlier for herself and Noah, which was his breakfast before Freya had taken him to school. But all that food had finished already.

On finding nothing to eat, Freya walked out of the kitchen with a downcast demeanor, heading out for another day's job hunt on an empty stomach. She would rather go hungry for a whole day than ask Imelda for help and get subtle insults in return.

Just as she was about to head out, Imelda came down the stairs, walking towards her.

“Freya, you're back from dropping Noah off?” She asked, her expression seemingly concerned.

Freya nodded in response, too tired to answer the irrelevant question to which the answer was quite obvious.

“So any luck yesterday? Talk to me,” Imelda asked softly, with a concerned look on her face.

“Nothing yet, Imelda. But I remain positive”, she r