Robert began pacing around as sweat began to drip from his forehead, no doubt that he was nervous and was trying all his possible best not to let it show. “You are bluffing Isaac, there has never been any fraudulent case between the senator and I. You have a record on and you are hoping to see me bluff out a crime that I did not commit, I am sorry, but it is not going to happen. Not today, I am not going to fall for your tricks!”He exclaimed but Isaac signals to one of his men who handed out a file to Robert. Robert felt a rush of adrenaline as soon as he glanced through the file and he knew for a certain that he had lost.Cold shiver ran down his spine, and for the first time ever, Isaac could see the fear in his eyes. The color in his eyes immediately drained away while he stared at the file containing all the illegal deed that he had done with Senator Gilbert which he thought was safe, it was all thanks to Lilian that Isaac could get his hands on them and now it only gave Isaac mo
Isaac sighed for the umpteen times, rubbing both of his temples in a multiple times with the tips of his fingers —eight precisely.His mind had wandered very far away from his body, he seem not to be in his right sense at the moment and his eyes were equally teary too.Sitting and burying his head in between his thigh at the last seat on the train he boarded with no where in particular in his mind, he would just drop at any last station the train stop.He was able to pay for his board since the train is the cheapest transportation he could afford, the money he had on him can't even be enough to pay for a public bus.That's only explained how much distressed and wretched he is, having nothing to call his own —not even a bicycle pedal in his name.Lately, life have become more difficult and challenging for him. Right before his eyes, he had watched his world crumbling down before him at a sudden split of seconds.At that moment, he could not believe it because he felt it was a dream but
Isaac's heart anxiously raced faster, hoping the call he had received was from his supposed to be wife but mere checking at the screen of the phone, his face was squeezed tightly in a deep frown —it was a call from an anonymous network line."Who could it be...?" He wondered aloud, contemplating on whether to pick the call or not. He tried thinking hard to any situation that might have yielded this strange call but couldn't think of any.The only person he was expecting a call from seems not to be the one, who is this then?Rather than picking the call to feed his curiosity, he watched the call came to an abrupt stop and wanting to return the phone back in to his shirt's pocket —another call came in from the same line again.Isaac hissed. "What business do I have with this caller, eh?" He asked himself, still not wanting to take the call. He felt he's too occupied to be disturbed by some random caller.So much had happened to him in just one day, he needed no disturb, especially not w
"You came later than expected, Mr. Isaac." The doctor said to him, immediately he entered his office and he recognized the voice with out any doubt.He was the one, who gave him a call earlier, the same caller he had yelled angrily at and called names!Isaac heaved out a heavy sigh, lowing his head and unable to meet the doctor's gaze. He felt really bad about his attitude earlier, he wished he was a little nicer to him on the phone.But then, he could only wish since the deed is already done. He would just play along like all is well even if his mind seems really unsettled for his unpleasant act."Please, have a seat." Isaac was politely offered a seat from the doctor, who also coupled his words with a hand gesture. Reluctantly, he did as told, taking one of the seats before the doctor's desk.He flashed the doctor an apologetic stare, not for his rude act earlier but for arriving at the hospital later than expected, just as the doctor had claimed. "I'm sorry for being late, I could
Isaac has never been so distressed since his years of existence, that particular day was a day to remember for him. His mother needed to be treated urgently but he had no money on him to pay.No jobs, no money and not even a certificate to own in his name. The only way out to his worries was lending money to pay the doctor but from who or where do he lend such huge amount of money from?He is still yet to pay up his previous debt of a twenty thousand dollars, taking another loan would only make things much more uncomfortable and worst?That is, if any one is planning on lending him yet another loan. Who has such huge enough money to give out as loan, especially to guy with no source of income like him?The thought of not being able to meet up with the medical bills and his previous debt not yet paid, made his heart sink in his chest and he felt it dropped inside his stomach.Things was only able to grow from bad to worst for him in just a day with no way out of it —or maybe he is the
It was dawn already, Isaac stared at his unconscious mother with a mixed feeling of guilt and pity.The guilt for not being able to be the best son to her, he couldn't even raised her medical bills on his own —the thought of it made him felt like he isn't enough for her.And the look of pity he gave her was obvious, seeing his mother in an unconscious state, he need no one to tell him that she isn't doing well.She could not even stay conscious on her own except if she is properly treated and her only son couldn't render the only help he could by paying her bills?His mother has always been there for him and giving him the proper attention he deserved but then she was not able to make him get the proper education level he supposed too.Isaac had dropped out of college during the days of his second year in college. Since he could not finish and graduate, he own no certificate to attain him a good and sustainable job.As a grown up, he only get to work on rare days, could not even gener
The pain was excruciating and he felt his head was heavy. Isaac forced himself to snap his eyes open but they weren't bulging, they felt like they aren't his.He let out a deep throaty grunt as he finally snap them opened, his eye lid itching. His body felt limb and as good as dead as he tried to sit up."Be careful, Mr. Isaac, I'm sure you don't want to add more to your already existing pain." The voice came up all of a sudden, stopping him on his track.Isaac stared at the source of the voice. Oh, good, it's the doctor! He was wearing his familiar smile, staring directly at him.He groaned, slowly. "Okay, how did I get here?" It sounded more like a rhetorical question but he badly needed an answer to it and his voice doesn't sound like it used to. It came out like he was grunting."That doesn't matter now, Mr. Isaac, you should focus more on your pains." The doctor told him. "It seems like the injection we gave you has worn off. Where do you feel those pains aside from your body ach
Isaac's pain had reduced drastically and he can now stand and do other things on his own. The pain that left him was only physical pain and not the one that keep eating deep in his heart.That for sure, he knows isn't curable and with time, Isaac told himself he will learn to adapt to it soon —after all, his whole life lies in nothing else but pain with out any good memory to survive on.Isaac badly wanted to see his mother but was too ashamed too, not when he had failed her. To him, he would be so shameless to show his face before her, even though she's currently lying unconscious.He cajoled himself that she might not want him around, no parent is ever proud of a loser as child, most especially a male child. He told himself his mother might be feeling the same way too.Isaac sighed heavily as his stomach churned in hungry, growling loudly. He hasn't even had a proper meal since the past two days or more and his throat was dried too.He left the hospital, hoping to find an eatery nea