Dominic frowned. From the crowd, Vincent could hear different insults being thrown at him. "Coward!" "Bastard nobody" "worthless weakling! He can't even drink some glasses!"
Vincent clenched his fists and Melanie spoke again, "If you can't do such a simple thing then I'm breaking up with you for real. No need to have someone like you in my life if you're just going to give up in the face of troubles!""So she just pretended she was breaking up with me? I just knew she loved me back. Melanie can't break my heart just like that." Vincent thought to himself."Fine! Alright! Is that what you all want?! Yes?! Then I will give it to you! I will take the dare!" Vincent shouted determined in his anger.One of the final years brought out the ten bottles of alcohol and set them in front of Vincent.Vincent sat down and opened the first bottle while people kept shouting "Drink!" "Drink!" "Drink!"When Vincent took the bottle close to his mouth, the smell penetrated his nose and he coughed.He held his nose close and began to chug the alcohol while people around began screaming and cheering.Vincent stopped to catch his breath. "What is that? Are you tired?" Dominic mocked."I'm only getting started. You are going to be beaten in your own game." Vincent said but no one heard his voice in the noise.Vincent resumed chugging till he was done with the first bottle and he went on to the next one."The guy is doing it. He is more than halfway through the bottles." someone among the crowd said in disbelief.Hearing the words of that person, Vincent pushed forward with the drinks. Dominic saw that Vincent was about to finish the dare and that too without being made a fool of.He gritted his teeth, "There's no way I'm going to let him beat me." Dominic thought, inwardly and then looked around. He found two more bottles of alcohol and switched them with two other empty ones on the table in front of Vincent while no one was looking.The alcohol overdose had already made Vincent very drunk. He wasn't in a state where he could count or keep in mind how many bottles of alcohol he chugged down so he kept on drinking without noticing Dominic's trickery.Vincent was feeling dizzy and began to lose stamina by the time he took the last bottle.He looked around himself and saw people laughing but could hardly hear anything around him.The last bottle fell out of Vincent's hand and landed on the floor, shattering into tiny pieces.Vincent's eyes caught sight of Dominic and then Melanie going to Dominic. Right in front of Vincent, Melanie gave Dominic a passionate kiss on the lips and it wasn't even a dare this time.Vincent got up angrily and tried to stagger to where they were kissing since he couldn't walk straight. Vincent's vision became blurry and he started seeing double everything he set his eyes on.He gagged multiple times and then ended up vomiting on Toby who was nearest to him and had been laughing at him."What the fuck man!" Toby exclaimed angrily and looked at Vincent with utter disgust.Toby punched Vincent and Vincent's body twirled around before dropping hard on the floor.Blood dripped out of Vincent's lips due to the punch from Toby. Still, Vincent pushed on, even in his drunk state.Dominic saw the way Vincent was struggling to get up from the ground and he laughed while Melanie just looked irritated at the sight of Vincent who was lying in his vomit."Is this what a simple dare has turned you into? Pathetic rat. You tried so hard to prove yourself to people and impress your girlfriend but look where that got you." Dominic mocked."You are wallowing in your vomit like the stray dog that you are," Dominic added."I can't believe he got some of that disgusting goo on me too," Toby complained, grimacing as he looked down at his vomit-stained shirt."This was my favourite shirt for crying out loud man!" Toby yelled and kicked the side of Vincent who was still struggling to get up.Vincent coughed out blood the moment Toby's kick got him and he rolled to his back on the ground."Cool it down, Toby. At least allow him to try to get up. It's fun watching him struggle only to fail in the end." Dominic said, his hand placed on Melanie's waist.Melanie made sure to stay as close as possible to Dominic and hoped that what he was doing with her wasn't just for show. After all, Dominic was the kind of ATM she long wanted."Come on Vincent! Is that all you can do? Get up!" Dominic yelled at Vincent.Vincent heard voices like echoes resounding in his ears but Dominic's mocking voice was the loudest.Vincent turned over, belly to the ground, and then began struggling to get up.Dominic got bored with watching Vincent move so slowly. Dominic pulled Melanie into his arms fully and then looked at Vincent who was still on the floor."Hey, Vincent!" Dominic yelled.Vincent looked up and could tell it was Dominic and Melanie even when his vision was blurred because of the alcohol. He wasn't even certain if he was in his right mind or not."Is this enough inspiration for you?!" Dominic asked and then locked lips with Melanie, engaging her in a deep kiss as he squeezed her body tight.Melanie didn't struggle but went with the flow. It seemed she never loved Vincent to begin with.Vincent got furious and hatred consumed his heart. Out of nowhere, Vincent was able to get up on his feet and he launched himself at Dominic.Vincent got close but his willpower was nothing compared to the weight of the alcohol in his system.Vincent's eyes rolled back and he dropped to the ground, falling unconscious at Dominic's feet Dominic smirked as he stood over Vincent.Vincent felt someone tapping him and he slowly opened his eyes. Everywhere sounded empty like the party was over and it took some time for Vincent's eyes to get used to the light.It was difficult but Vincent sat up on the floor where he had been asleep all night."Where am I?" Vincent asked as he held on to his forehead which was aching him like never before."Young man you have been asleep since last night's party with your friends." a man's voice answered."Friends? I don't have any friends." Vincent replied. He remembered only that they were playing dares and things got out of hand. He remembered the feeling of humiliation coursing through his body shame and insults followed him last night. Is that what this waiter sees as friendship?"Those can never be my friends," Vincent added and got up, almost falling over in the process but getting back his stamina in the last second. He felt his head spinning like crazy and he vomited again."How can they all leave without me?" Vincent tho
Vincent got to the man who was waiting beside the car, "Thank you, sir. Thank you so much for bailing me out back there. Is there anything I can do to repay you for your kindness? I don't mind working for you or running errands on your demands." Vincent said."No. I don't need any of that and neither am I the one to thank.""I don't understand sir. What do you mean? You just paid for...""Your father paid, not me. I am only his butler."Vincent grew speechless, "my dad left his family without saying a word about why he did it. He didn't even reach out to us during the time of his absence and now was the perfect time for him?" Vincent said to the butler."I don't care what you say, sir. Nothing is going to make me accept that charity from such a heartless man who caused my mom to be diagnosed with such a disease." Vincent added.Vincent turned around to leave after he thanked the man one last time."You were asking me just minutes ago what you can do to repay me were you not?" the butl
Vincent got into a taxi and the taxi took him to the hospital where his mother was admitted.With his last cash, Vincent paid the taxi driver intending to return home on foot after visiting his mother.The taxi left and Vincent faced the hospital, releasing a deep sigh from his nostrils as he stared at the building.For six months now... For six months, his mother has been in the hospital with Vincent still having a marathon to go in paying the bills.Vincent walked the hallway headed for his mother's room but froze in his tracks when he was halfway there. From a distance, Vincent could see Dominic and Toby walking out of his mother's room and laughing with a shredded bouquet in Dominic's possession."Isn't that the same bouquet I got my mom yesterday?" Vincent thought.Dominic hit Vincent aside with his shoulder as soon as they came to where he was and they laughed even louder as they passed."What a wimp." Toby mocked.Finally getting back to his senses, Vincent ran to his mother's
Vincent didn't have to wait or text his father his account number. Only while getting up, he received an alert of two million dollars wired to his bank account.There was a phone call from the bank itself but Vincent ignored it. Where were they when he needed their help? They were the same people who insulted him at the bank and refused to loan him any money for his mother's treatment.Now with this amount in his bank account, Vincent was sure they were calling to congratulate him but he didn't need their hypocrisy.The doctor which Vincent slapped, approached him with two security men who worked for the hospital."There he is. That's the guy that slapped me." the doctor said, pointing his finger at Vincent."Sir, you will have to leave the hospital immediately." one of the security men said to Vincent."What is the hospital paying you?" Vincent asked.Neither the security men nor the doctor expected that sort of question from Vincent.The doctor laughed, "What are you about to do? Br
After Mr Devine stepped out of the car, he came to Vincent's mother who didn't recognize Devine at first."Veronica... It's been a while..." Mr Devine said, being a man who wasn't good with expressing himself to loved ones."Devine?" Vincent's mother said, looking shocked to see how well things turned out for Mr Devine after he abandoned them.Her bewildered state turned to an angry one when she got back to her senses, "What are you doing here?" Veronica asked Mr Devine."I'm here to help. You're owing rent from five months ago, right? I'm here to pay it." Mr Devine said, causing Vincent to face-palm himself."How did you..." Veronica paused and then turned to her son."Vincent I warned you. I don't want to see this man." Veronica shouted."Mom you have to hear him out. Please. You can't keep this hate in your heart forever." Vincent pleaded."What is wrong with you people?! Have I turned invisible? If the man is going to pay for poor nobodies like you two then why not let him? it's n
In a distance a bit far from Mr Devine's mansion stood another mansion which belonged to the Idris Family.They have always been in dispute with Mr Devine when it came to their businesses and company matters and this dispute extended to their children who were their heirs.The mere fact that Mr Devine was richer, more powerful and more influential in the society than they made their blood boil at the thought of it.Today, all the family members were home after they discovered a piece of ground-breaking news.The lord of the mansion, Mr Idris Khalid, slammed his fists on the table in front of him, getting the attention of others who were present in the meeting room of the mansion with him."We can't sit back and watch everything we worked so hard for going down the drain. José, you had just one job and you blew it!" Mr Idris Khalid said, eyes flaring with rage as he looked at his second son, José."If you think about it father, it's not his fault." Idris Ferdinand chimed in."And whose
Nine o'clock at night, the party was in full blast at Mr Devine Victor's mansion. He had invited all his employees and their families along with his business partners.Mr Devine walked up to the built stage and began hitting a spoon on a glass cup after the music was turned down. Everyone present gave Mr Devine their attention.From on top of the stage, Mr Devine could see the Idris family and even the parents of Dominic, a new intern, standing along with other guests "First of all, I want to thank you all for coming here on such short notice..." Mr Devine started. He made a short speech and then invited Vincent to the stage with him.Vincent climbed up onto the stage and stood next to Mr Devine as he got announced to be Mr Devine's heir.People gasped and clapped as they murmured amongst themselves in surprise that Devine had someone to carry on his legacy.However, those murmurs soon turned sour as even the business partners of Mr Devine were most worried."How can a boy from nowh
"I knew I made the right choice by leaving him for you babe. Now look how lucky I am to be the girlfriend of an intern from a rich family and my ex is stuck as a waiter." Melanie said, pulling closer to Dominic and placing a kiss on his cheek."Hold on babe. Let me teach this brat a lesson." Dominic said, thinking he was finally going to get revenge for the hell Vincent put him through earlier that day.Dominic came forward, took a drink from the tray in Vincent's hands and emptied its contents on Vincent's head. Vincent stood there, mouth wide open as the drink was being poured on him.People who saw it happen gasped in shock and soon the music which covered the entire place was turned off as all the guest's attention was on Dominic and the heir of Mr Devine."This is it. He will regret what he did to me earlier today. Why not serve a public disgrace like the old times?" Dominic thought to himself.Dominic leaned into Vincent's ear "Now watch as I repeat the same thing I did to you i