An Ning quietly climbed onto the top bunk without drawing any attention.
As her second brother, An Guoming, would say, this was progress.
While pretending to search her schoolbag for her water bottle, she checked her belongings. Nothing was missing.
Then again, she kept all her important items in the Klein Bottle. Her bag just held some clothes, which were of no value to a thief.
An Ning took a few sips of water and went back to her book.
"Where are you headed, dear?"
A curly-haired woman on the bunk below her spoke up.
An Ning closed her book and sat up. "To Jin City."
"Oh, what a coincidence! We're headed to Jin City too."
"Are you traveling by yourself? I'm telling you, it's a long journey. You have to watch your things carefully."
"I've lost things on this train before."
The curly-haired woman sounded incredibly sincere, like a warmhearted older woman looking out for a youngster.
An Ning, on the top bunk, nodded obediently and gave a shy, quiet smile.
