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 was also forced to believe it to be reality and it's really face slapping, a hard one at that!
His world had crumbled down with out any remedy or sorts, there was little or nothing he could do to revive it. But like a coward he is, he could only walk away from his misfortune, doing nothing.
Well, yeah —what was he going to do about it even if he desperately wants to? Absolutely, nothing!
His trust was crushed down to the least by some one he had thought he could put it in. He was ridiculed, belittled and turned in to a mere laughing stock and he had no might with in him to do a thing about it.
Men don't cry, yeah —but Isaac did! He felt weak at the spot and his eyes couldn't help but get sore and watery with out him being able to control himself.
All his life, he had thought that being poor was his greatest challenge and there is nothing to face that's more heart wrenching to it but he was woefully wrong.
Wallowing in nothing good but huge debt and being tossed aside like a piece of trash by his supposed to be wife was the height of it all.
“You worth nothing, Zik.” The voice won't stop ringing in his head, troubling him greatly. “You are just a jobless wretch, who would never live up to any good, yeah. You worth just as lowly as a waste garbage.”
Those words that shattered his heart into a million piece, he had thought his heart would stop functioning at that moment when he heard those words.
Well to him, it would have been much better if it was then, maybe then he would be free from the pains he is in but unfortunately for him, nothing of such happened.
After what seems like ages to Isaac, the train finally came to an abrupt stop, reaching it final destination after many stopovers. He was forced to alight from the train.
The streets of States was not yet empty as it was still filled with people even if they were few but still...
Isaac dragged his feet like they suddenly became too heavily for him. His shirt was crumpled and his hair were standing sticky on his head, any one who had a quick glance at him might have thought he had completely lose his mind.
Yeah, he has! Isaac was not in his right senses any more, no one in his shoes will.
"Arrgh!" He groaned under his breathe as he rubbed his nose bridge, wearily. "Where do I go from here, eh? What was I even thinking?"
He tried calculating on how to get home from where he is but he couldn't think of any thing, he finds it more harder to think straight.
Soon, it will be very late and he would need a place to spend the night in. He can't possibly spend his night on the streets and can't find his way home either.
"What do I do now?" He muttered to himself in distress, hissing out loudly. "How do I get home from here?"
He wondered how he ended up at the middle of nowhere, it would have been better if he had board a train to his own bus stop. There, he would have enough time in the world to wallow in his pain alone.
But here he is, at the streets of States with no where in mind to go. Checking in a suite is a big no for him, where do he get the money to pay for himself?
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The club house was filled with noise, coupled with the heavy bass that was blaring from the loud speaker —it was so loud that any one can barely hear the partner speak.
Isaac doesn't like the noise but he had no choice to it, he needed a drink or two to clear his head.
"A bottle of liquor for me." He told the bartender, almost yelling at him as he made to seat —ignoring every one else around him. "The cheapest of every liquor you've got."
"Sure, just few moment." Isaac was able to read the bartender's lips, giving a short nod in reply.
With his order yet to arrive, he decided to feed his eyes around for the time being. The clubhouse was crammed with people of different kind, some were laughing with their partners —others, dancing to the sound of the blaring music.
Isaac was sure he would never enjoy this kind of lifestyle. “Well, it's easier for them because they are depressed free and have no worries at all...” He thought to himself. “...unlike me!”
He wished he can just turn a blind eyes to all his worries but he can't, his life has always been filled with ups and downs, having no much time to himself.
"Ah –my life sucks..." He muttered to himself, letting out a deep sigh afterward.
"Here..." He felt a short tap on his arm. It was the bartender, he had brought what Isaac requested for and a glass cup too, also flashing him a quick smile.
Isaac could only shrug his shoulders, he is in no good more to reciprocate the smile, no one in his kind of shoes will.
He poured himself a glass of liquor, instead of chugging it down in a go like others does, he slowly sip his. This will be his routine till day break, he had plan on spending his night in the bar over few bottles of liquor.
It's very much affordable than checking in a suite!
Isaac had barely finished his first bottle of liquor when he received a call. The nuzzling of his phone in his pocket made him dropped the glass with him.
His heart raced fast in anxiety, hoping it's his supposed to be wife but mere checking at the screen of the phone, his face was crumpled in a deep frown —it was a call from an anonymous network line.
"Who could it be...?"
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
From afar, a car occupant watched as a body was carelessly laid down on the floor, only few feet aware from the busy road with surprised expression on the car occupant's face.Since it was at the accurate speed, it was easier for the car to slow down as the occupant's attention was caught by the body laying helplessly few feet away from the road side.There body was having several red marks and few bruises all over it, any one could tell how much physical abuse the person must have gone through.The car's occupant has no problem with the bruises and mark —but the fact that it was dumped carelessly angered her more than any thing.She had wanted to continue with her driving but could not, not knowing why the almost lifeless body caught her attention so much.Reluctantly, she parked her car by the road just few feet away from the body, hopping down from her car. As she near the body, her eyes sparkled in recognition."No way..." She muttered, staring at the direction where the two guy,
The huge firm had barely changed, it was just as he had left it few years before. Isaac hold the urge to look around and feed his eyes with the marvelling sight of the firm, he does not want to appear too pathetic."I'm here for the CEO..." Isaac uttered in the manly voice he managed to put up to the lady he guessed to be the receptionist, his weight barely rested on the counter. "She is supposed to resume work half an hour ago."The receptionist nodded positively in confirmation, staring oddly at him and in the next few seconds just before Isaac could utter yet another word."I guess you are Mr. Isaac then?" She asked but it sounded more like a plain sentence to a question."Yes, I am. I'm supposed to be in her office in the next five minutes." Issac replied her. "Let me lead you to her office then." The receptionist offered politely. "She's been expecting your arrival. This way, Mr. Isaac." "You don't have to worry yourself that much, Ms." Issac uttered as he politely turned down