RE: The hard lesson.

The characters of Musa and Joe are well-developed and represent contrasting perspectives - Musa is impatient, desperate to get rich quick, and willing to take risky chances, while Joe urges patience, legitimate hard work, and living within one's means. This builds narrative tension.

The plot quickly draws the reader in when Musa mysteriously goes missing after pursuing a supposed money-making scheme. The rising action and suspense continues as we wonder what has happened to him. The climax arrives when a disheveled, exhausted Musa calls his friend for help, having narrowly escaped danger.