Summary

Shelby is now in her final semester at Hunter College. She is a successful student, a tutor, an employee at a lab, and a fellowship winner. She quit her job at the pet store and ensured that Maravelle would be the replacement manager. Meanwhile, Maravelle uses her extra income from the pet store to purchase a house in New Jersey. It is the picture of suburbia, which makes Maravelle happy and makes Jasmine extremely disgruntled. The night before the move, Jasmine disappears. She does not return home, but instead arrives at Shelby’s house in a taxi. Shelby allows her to spend the night and encourages Jasmine to give her new life a chance.

There is a homeless girl with a large blue tattoo on her face. Shelby is curious about this girl and the pain she carries outwardly. She brings the girl soup...