That same night, Vincent and Chloe just returned to Vincent's parents' home.Vincent's parents ran to meet the both of them, hugging them and dropping so many apologies that all sounded unnecessary to Vincent."Why are you both apologizing when you both did nothing wrong?" Vincent looked at his parents questioningly, "The one who should be apologizing is Jack and that messed up the boss of his, whoever that is.""Who is Jack?" Mr Devine asked."That's the name of the man who got Chloe kidnapped and had his men strip her!" Vincent unknowingly let out his answer in an angry shout."Tell us how everything happened." Vincent's father said, letting them in immediately he realized he was holding them at the door.Vincent and Chloe walked in and sat on a sofa before Vincent started explaining everything to his parents.He told them how he got involved with a gang, how he unintentionally got Jack fired, and how he ended up saving Chloe from the thugs that took her and played with her body.Hea
incent flinched and looked at himself when he felt a tap on his shoulder kick him out of his inner thoughts. He sighed, regaining himself and seeing that it was just Sarah."Where have you mind been all this while? You haven't gone halfway through your workload since today." Sarah said, giving a worried look."I'm sorry. I was just..." Vincent paused for a while and then continued with, "nevermind. I'll continue working now. Sorry. No distractions anymore.""I hope so because Mr Edward will be asking for those any time soon now," Sarah replied and returned to her seat.Vincent brought his eyes down to his laptop and even as he tried very hard to focus, he couldn't help but let his mind wander.The truth was that, ever since last night, Vincent hasn't been able to get his mind off Chloe and the kiss they shared."I'm way too old for this," he mumbled and took some documents from his desk to read through.Later that night, as Vincent returned to his parents' place feeling exhausted, he c
Vincent knew that his relationship with Chloe would not be an easy one. Not only did they come from different social backgrounds, but their affair began under less-than-ideal circumstances. It's been two weeks since they started dating in secret and Vincent's thoughts raced as he considered the implications of his actions, particularly with regards to his family but then again, what harm could it cause? He was once porer than Chloe wasn't he?The next morning, Vincent woke up with a newfound determination. He knew that he needed to address the situation head-on and be honest with his parents, regardless of the consequences. As he got ready for the day, his mind was filled with questions about how he would approach the conversation.After a restless day at work, Vincent returned home with a heavy heart. He couldn't keep avoiding the inevitable conversation any longer; it was time to face his parents and reveal the truth. As he walked through the front door, Vincent resolved to gather
Yesterday passed like a blur of bad news and Vincent woke up to a new day. He checked the time on the wall clock in his bedroom and the time was 6:30 am. According to the person that called him yesterday, he had to be available at work by 8:00 am.Vincent hopped out of bed and straight to the bathroom where he began brushing his teeth. Afterwards, he took his bath and went downstairs for a cup of coffee which he made for himself.Vincent checked his wristwatch. Now it was 7:30 and he had thirty minutes left to get to work. He gulped down what was left of his coffee and dashed out of the house, taking the first available cab he saw.In a matter of twenty minutes, Vincent arrived at his workplace and made his way in. There was hardly anyone who had arrived as it was still early and not all come at the exact beginning of working hours.As Vincent entered the office building, he could sense an unusual tension in the air. Little did he know that this day would be like no other. His colleag
20 years later..."You stupid boy! Is that the way I raised you?! Clean that mess up right now!" Mr. X shouted, glaring down at Samuel."You never raised me. That's the problem, Dad." Samuel spoke back only to receive a thunderous slap from Mr. X."That's right. If I had raised you, you would have had proper manners. Fool." Mr. X replied and walked out of his study, leaving Samuel behind to clean up the broken glass.Samuel bent down to pick up the broken pieces of glass and wondered again if the man who just stepped out was truly his father.Right now, Samuel was twenty-one years old and he never recalled any day when his father, Mr. X, was ever there for him.All that Samuel could remember was being bullied, insulted, cursed, and thrown aside by his father, stepmother and stepbrother.Samuel heard the door behind him open and the first thought that came to his mind was, "Speak of the devils" when he saw his stepmother and stepbrother walk in with smug grins on their faces.Samuel tur
"May I come in?" a woman's voice requested."Come in." Mr X replied from within his study room in the mansion.He lifted his head and saw his wife, Samuel's stepmother, walk in."What is it that you want this time, Felicia? I've paid for your son's tuition this year haven't I?" he asked her, returning his gaze to his work."OUR son." Felicia corrected but Mr. X ignored it."It's been nineteen years since we got married. I remember... You promised me you would get rid of that kid but you keep giving excuses each time I mention it. You never even said who his mother was even when you told me you are not his biological father. How hard can it be to just...""Are you done?" Mr. X asked Felicia, interrupting her in the process.Felicia paused for three seconds and then sighed, "Why don't you want to remove him and allow us to be a complete family? Just you, me and our son, David?""Complete family?" Mr X scoffed and stood up, walking straight to Felicia who suddenly became scared."Have you
"Are those guys still giving you trouble?" Eli asked Samuel. He was referring to the three bullies."I've learned to just ignore them," Samuel answered."When are you going to learn to stand up for yourself? You look even more intimidating than the three of them combined. They're scared of you that's why they are pressing you down." Eli said."Just leave it be. You are aware of my relationship with my family. If I do anything that would touch my father's name then I'm in for it big time." Samuel said and gulped just thinking about it."Sorry to say this but your dad is a piece of shit," Eli stated."Well... I can't disagree. I mean... Others would pick offence but that's when they have a good relationship with their parents or maybe their parents changed but my dad? He was evil to me right from the day I was born." Samuel said, gradually losing his composure."At least we will be graduating by next year so don't sweat it." Eli opened his lunch box, "Want to switch lunches?" he smirked
Lily ran until she lost sight of Vincent and Eli, certain that they didn't follow her.She bent over, placing her palms on her knees as she tried to catch her breath. Of course, she didn't live anywhere near that place. She only misled her friends because she didn't want them to know the truth about her.She had followed them to the rich side of town on purpose just to save face. She didn't think any of them would like to be her friends if they found out that she wasn't as rich as they were.Lily stood up straight, stretching her back until she felt it crack.Lily took a shortcut and arrived at her real house. Somewhere among the average people.She pushed the door open and walked into a dirty home. It didn't surprise her at all that the house was dirty, after all, her mother hardly did any chores around the house.Lily kept her school bag aside and went further into the house to search for her mother but all to no avail."Where did she go to this time?" Lily wondered and in that seco