The briefcase is not just lying around on the dirty ground. No: it was placed there on purpose.
Someone put down his/her business. Literally. But why leave exactly as much money in it as the main character?
Then she took a notebook from under the table and wrote down "850g * 19.4 = 16,490 USD". "That's enough to pay my debts; I'll be free now. Free."
I do not know what kind of drug is that, but the exchange is good (?) for her.
And maybe I overthink this story, but could the main character (her) be drugged (especially after working in a laboratory)? Or even suffer from some kind of mental disorder, for example schizophrenia or amnesia, or anything else.
Either way, it was an enjoyable story. It was good to read. It moved my thoughts a little in the dawn on my way to work.
I give you some !PIZZA and some !LUV.
Have a nice day. All the best. Greetings from Hungary.
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@luizeba, you've been given LUV from @xplosive.
Check the LUV in your H-E wallet. (1/1)
The fun part of those short stories is letting things open, so the reader can create his own story in his mind :D
My main take, as the author, was that the protagonist was, because of debts, coerced into making drugs for the antagonist: she would make drugs, he would pay for them, she would pay the debts with the money.
The rest was just details to make the story more interesting :D