Amanda realized she couldn't do anything after hearing Melanie's current financial predicament. If she had any funds, she would have lent her money to pay Carl for his phone damage. Amanda never had any savings because all of her earnings were spent on school supplies and groceries. Let's not forget that she needed to send something home to her mother and cousin.

At this stage, reaching out to her mom for a penny was something that was highly impossible. There was no way she'd inform her mom about her need for three thousand dollars. What she'd get would be an insult because her mom would definitely investigate why she needed...