Samuel stood there dumbfounded. Did Felicia just call him from his room to wipe his stepbrother's shoes?For the first time in a long time, while speaking with Felicia, Samuel raised his eyes to meet hers.Seeing that, Felicia raised an eyebrow at Samuel as she was taken aback by his audacity."Got something to say?" She asked as if daring Samuel to speak back.Once again, just as other times, Samuel lowered his eyes and answered, "No"."That's what I thought." Felicia said, "Now hop to it." she added, a smirk curling up on her lips.Samuel bent down to his knees and started to wipe David's shoes.A few minutes in, Samuel was almost done when he felt a hard hit from the side of his eye. He shouted and groaned in pain. David had just thrown a shoe at his face."You missed that one idiot," David said and laughed.Samuel said and did nothing against it. He picked up the show and wiped it as well. Once he was done, he was permitted to return to his room.Samuel slammed his door shut and s

Samuel had never been curious about his father's study, and he knew he wasn't allowed to enter without permission. However, Lily has said things to him that only piqued his curiosity and he let his curiosity get the best of him when he brought his two friends, Lily and Eli, into that study room.Samuel sat up on his bed, thinking back to when all three of them rummaged through the shelves and drawers, he couldn't get his mind off the words Eli had whispered to him before leaving."You need to find concrete evidence,"... "Something that Mr. X and his wife can't deny."Although Felicia had kicked Eli and Lily out, Samuel knew he still had to get to the bottom of things. Even if it meant increasing his punishment.Samuel got out of his bedroom and took a look around his floor. Luckily he didn't bump into Felicia or David as he went downstairs in search of a hammer.He soon found one and he made his way to Mr X's study. After opening the door, he thought that maybe this was too dumb of a

As the trio huddled in a secluded corner of the university, Eli had to ask again, "Remind me why we are coming here instead of going over to either yours or my place?""I told you already. Mr. X may know where we both live. He will for sure come to look for us but he won't think that we are here." Lily explained, once again rolling her eyes back."Samuel, what happened to you?" Lily asked, a look of concern in her eyes."He beat me up," Samuel answered before taking a big bite of his hotdog."Who?" Eli asked."Who else if not Mr X?" Lily said to Eli."I just wish we had heavy evidence on that man. I'm sure that he has done more sinister things than this." Eli added."Did you find anything out that day?" Eli asked Samuel. Samuel stopped eating, feeling empty all of a sudden as he sighed.Samuel began to divulge the astonishing discoveries he had made. His voice trembled with a mix of excitement and apprehension as he relayed the truth that had unfolded before him. His friends, Lily and

"Vincent, what was that all about?" Chloe asked after following Vincent to their bedroom.Vincent paced left and right in the bedroom, thinking of what to do now."We can't let them go through with whatever they are planning to do," Vincent said."Go through with what? Can you stop and explain what's going on to me? Vincent please!" Chloe demanded."I heard you mentioned Mr. X. What's going on?!" Chloe asked again.Vincent looked at Chloe with eyes filled with sadness, "It's Samuel. Eli's best friend.""What about him?" Chloe asked."I think... He might just be my son and Eli isn't." Vincent replied."What?! How come? If Eli isn't our son then who are his real parents? How did all this happen?" Chloe panicked."That's something I'm yet to figure out. I know that Kate left her child with me and there was certainly no interval where anyone must have switched Eli. Could it be that the baby at that time wasn't Kate's? She just pretended to have abandoned her child?" Vincent thought deeper

"Eli! Come on man! Slow down!" Samuel shouted.Eli stopped walking when he was sure that he was far enough from Vincent and Samuel stopped to catch his breath beside Eli."Why did you follow me?" Eli asked Samuel."We are best friends. That's the dumbest question I've ever heard." Vincent replied."Not in this case, Samuel. I want to be alone." Eli stated firmly."Then we can be alone together." Samuel placed his hand on Eli's shoulder but Eli shrugged it off and turned his head to Samuel."I don't get it, Samuel. Don't you have any brain? Are you stupid or something? I fucking ruined your life by taking the place that was meant to be yours and yet you're following me to make sure I'm alright?! Why?! Are you not capable of hate? You think you're so perfect don't you?!" Eli shouted angrily."I don't hate you, Eli. You were just a kid. And I don't think I'm perfect. I've made mistakes too. I just want to help you because you're my friend." Samuel said calmly.Eli sighed and wiped his te