Claire and Dick left for work hand in hand. Jessica smiled as she watched them." They made a wonderful couple",she thought.

She opened the drawer and took out the envelope,laying them in stacks of five thousand. She counted thirty thousand Rands exact. It was still early but she felt anxious. She felt guilty. She felt bad. She sold her daughter for thirty thousand Rands. She knew she now needed to make the arrangements for the marriage. Dick could and would expose her if she bails out on him. She needed to follow through.

Jessica sat staring at the television which was off. Shr needed a pastor to register them. She...