Duke is in the kitchen, putting his hoodie over his head, it's raining outside. Melody is late for work, she has repeated it to his hearing like five times but that doesn't stop her from making him breakfast and preparing him lunch for work. He has told her not to worry and that he will be able to take care of himself, but she has refused to listen. She is frying his eggs and putting his snacks into his bag, he feels like a little boy. " Seriously, babe. " He wants to protest again, but she holds up a finger to his lips. "Not another word from you, I have told you that you shouldn't try to stop me. " She frowns at him. Well, what can he say? She is the boss. She serves him his breakfast and then hers and both of them sit to eat. "I have been asking how your job has been going and all you have been saying to me is that it's okay. " She looks at him. He laughs. " That's because it's fine, sweetheart. " He says. " Trust me, it's fine. "" I'm just saying. " She shrugs. " If you

Carl is crying now, like a child, he doesn't want to die. " Man, you don't want to do this!" He snorts. " Please! Please!""Maybe I am just going to do it." Duke pushes him and they all yell in fear. "What?!" Duke snaps at all of them. " You guys care now?! How about all the times that he has been mean to me?"It's true, they always turned a deaf ear whenever he was being treated badly, but they never said a word – except for Brenda. " Do it, I dare you!" Andre says. " I am going to fuck you up!" "Hey!" Carl cautions him immediately. " Do you really want me dead?! I have a kid, man!" Duke doesn't loosen his grip around Carl's shirt and he still doesn't take him away from the window. " I am going to let you go when you promise me that you are going to leave me alone. " Duke looks at Carl and then Andre. " I didn't come here to be bullied by both of you, I just want some money, that's all. " Carl is nodding even before he hears the rest of what Duke is saying. He can even promise

She is going farther and farther away from him, so much farther if he was to call her again, she won't hear him. The best thing he can do is to go with her because he doesn't want to give her ideas right now. He hurries to catch up with her but when he gets there, she is already at the house – or what used to be a house. What he remembers as home, where he played with his sister, where he cooked with his mother, where he painted with his father, it's all gone. In place of what used to be a house are now rubbles of charred blocks on top of each other. It has been years now, but each look at this place brings back harsh memories and he flinches as they seep back into his brain. He is on a quest to get them revenge and he has taken some of the men who did it down, but he feels like he hasn't done enough for them. He hasn't done enough for his mum, his dad, and little Eden. Melody is emotional too as she stares at the rubbles. It brings back bad memories to her too. " Do you know

He is not the only one who is confused, the rest of the workers are. "Look, I'm sorry to say, but I don't think that he would fire me. " Duke has never been more confident about something concerning Mister Jimmy. He has no reason to fire him and he has nothing to gain from it. Jim, without a word, takes his hand into his pocket and removes his phone. He scrolls through and taps on some icons before handing them to Duke. Duke takes a sharp breath of air, it's true. It's a text message from Mister Jimmy himself and it's short and simple. "Duke is fired."Anyone who sees it gets the clear message, but Duke doesn't understand why he is being fired. Even though he has the privilege of being married to the boss' granddaughter, he has been punctual and hard-working. "Why am I being fired?" Duke questions. " Shouldn't there be a reasonable reason for this?"Jim takes back his phone and returns it to his pocket. "Duke, I am as shocked as you are and I am sorry, but Lord Jimmy

It's a celebratory mood and a bit louder than usual and that's because they have just finished with their work. Jim would have told them to keep it down, but he lets him rejoice because it's worth it. They worked so hard and now that it's a job well done, they have every right to celebrate. "Okay, I am not shutting down the celebration, but I have to give this to you guys now. " He takes out the usual pay envelopes and hands them out to them. They are all happy, they all open their envelopes and look around at each other in surprise. " Man, this is like twice our salaries. " Carl comments. " What's going on?"" Turns out that Lord Jimmy is feeling more generous today. " Jim chuckles. " We were given bonuses.""Bonuses?" Andre's eyes widen in surprise. " He never gives us a cent more than we worked for. "" People change, my friend. People do. " Tells them. They all talk with more excitement as they shove the envelopes into their bags and their pockets as Jim makes his way to the