Zuri's Point of View
"Mom, actually, there is one of my friends in DC. He would be able to help us right now. If you want, I can contact him." I said, looking at my mom's tear-filled eyes.
"You have a friend in DC?" she asked in a surprised voice.
"Yeah. He is a transfer student. He has lots of connections. I hope he will be able to help us." I said.
"If it is possible, please contact him, Zuri. We must get all the help we can." she hurriedly said with excitement.
There is no way she forgot that I went to coffee with a transfer student. So it is easy for her to put one and one together. But I think she ignores all those things just because she is desperate in this situation.
I nodded and took my phone out to dial Adrian's number.
He cut my call and sent me a text.
"I am in a meetin
