Early the next morning, a driver arrived for Damion from his grandfather's side.The driver got down and opened the door, bowing his head as Damion got close to the car. Shocked and afraid of anyone seeing the driver, Damion immediately hurried inside and closed the door.As they sped off, he decided to make small talks with the driver and address the issue. “Excuse me sir. Can I ask a few questions?” He started.“Sure. You can ask me anything you want, young master.”“You can call me Damion, please. That's my name,” Damion felt uncomfortable with the way the driver was addressing him.“I know your name, young master.” The driver was clearly not going to stop addressing him as young master, so Damion decided to let it go.He would talk with his grandfather about the issue when they meet.For now, he was curious about the driver. “What's your name?” “Louis.”Damion proceeded to ask about the man's family and learnt that he was married with two children.They made small talks until
Damion walked out of the room and followed the servant to the dining area on the left side of the yacht. Bella and Ericson were already seated when he got there and Bella gestured for him to come sit beside her.He obliged and nodded to his grandfather once before observing the table. The table was full of food and he was sure they would not be able to finish the food. What will then happen to the leftovers? But he removed that thought from his mind and decided to focus on eating to his fill. Bella and Ericson were engaged in a conversation about the business world and other stuff he was not interested in, nor could he contribute even if he was interested, so he let his mind wander as he watched a maid serve some food on his plate.He had never sat at a table this full before but he had seen this kind of setting, and he had always wondered what happened to the leftovers after the meal.In fact, there was a point in his life where he had wished to be given those leftovers. He was sudd
It had been two weeks after the yacht cruise and Damion was now very comfortable with his family. He spoke with Bella over the phone every night after studying and his grandfather was not left out either. The old man doted on his grandson more than his health. It seemed like he was determined to make up for the 19 years he had missed in Damion’s life by spoiling him silly, not like Damion had any issue with that anyway. Damion was on his way to deliver a pizza on his new bike when he saw Maliya and her new boyfriend coming out from a restaurant ahead of him. He immediately looked forward and tried to pedal away to avoid them but Maliya had already seen him.She moved to the front of the bike and he had no choice but to stop. He had been so caught up with the revelation of his newfound family and studying for his exams that he had not thought about her for a while.But now that she stood in front of him, blocking his path, it triggered a memory that made his heart ache violently in h
The overhead neon lights almost blinded Damion as he walked into the club. He had to close his eyes for a second so that he could adjust to the lighting.His senses felt like they were going into overdrive. The sound from the speakers were booming in his head and he felt like he was one with the music–in a bad way though. Also, the smell of sweat mingled with cigarettes and weed made him want to puke and he immediately regretted not taking up Bella’s offer of a VIP lounge. He looked up and saw Bella far ahead in the crowd, and he fought his way forward, trying to get to her.“Hey, you enjoying yourself?” Bella shouted over the music. “Actually, no. How do you even get to enjoy a place as noisy as this?” A dull ache had began to form in the back of his head and he just wanted to go home and sleep the night off.They finally passed the dance floor and arrived at the bar. He saw as Bella comfortably flopped herself on one of the bar stools and he followed suit.Bella ordered a Scotch
It was time for Damion to pay his school fees. He had been accepted into the most prestigious university to study medicine.Lance Towers was a conglomerate firm that specialized in a lot of business ventures. They had the tech side of the company, as well as a hospital and school. And Damion was more interested in working in the hospital. Sure, he would become the CEO in a few years’ time, but before then he wanted to help sick people.Waking up early that morning, he picked out his clothes and set out for the university. He had already taken the day off of work so he would be able to focus on the payment for the day.As he approached the registration office, there were murmurs and whispers around him, making him uneasy but he drowned them out. He was used to the ‘talks behind his back’ already.He sat down and waited his turn to join the queue. By the time his number was called and he joined the queue , he noticed that people were avoiding him.Their reactions were so disturbing tha
Damion was sweating profusely as he sat down in the police station. His face was bloodied, one of his eyes swollen shut, and he was hurting everywhere, which was the handiwork of some boys at the institution.Before the police arrived, the crowd had surged forward, wanting to take matters into their own hands. And while one of the security guards was trying his best to keep the mob back, four boys had broken from the crowd and had started beating him and the second one just stood and watched the scene without providing any help.Well, that was how things were done anyway but he had hoped the guard would see past his status and help him as a fellow human being. But even that was too much to ask for. Even now in the police station, he was regarded as a filthy animal polluting their station by the officers. He sat patiently, although nervous, hoping someone would attend to him.His right hand was handcuffed to the leg of the table he was sitting at, so he had no means of escape and ther
“Hey cousin. It’s Damion speaking. I’m in the police station and I need someone to bail me out. Can you please…” Damion had not finished speaking when the call was cut off. It was the beep that sounded in his ears that made him realize that Bella had hung up on him.Devastated, he handed the phone back to the officer. “Well…?” the officer asked him.“She hung up,” he whispered, his voice cracking at the end. He swallowed the tears that threatened to fall as he avoided the officer’s pitiful gaze.“Is there no one else you can call?” Damion just shook his head. He was grateful to the officer because he knew he was helping him. For once, someone was treating him like a human being and his throat swelled with emotions again.The only other person he could call in this kind of situation was his grandfather, but he was sure the old man was listening in on the call. And the way Bella hung up on him showed that they were disgraced and ashamed of him.He felt so bitter at the way his life was
Damion stayed at the Lance mansion for over a week until he recovered. His cousin had phoned his workplace and requested for a sick leave for him. She also wanted to call the Chancellor of the institution where Damion was supposed to be offered admission and work the details out so he didn’t have to go there by himself anymore.But Damion refused, wanting to sort it out himself. If he continued to rely on them, word would get out sooner or later and suspicions would start to arise. And to be honest, Damion was not ready for the drama just yet.A couple of days after the incident, Damion was able to walk around without pain and the dark bruise on his eye had faded. He decided to go to the registration office again and pay the acceptance fee.This time around, he had clearance from the police station for the money he carried with him and no one would dare accuse him of robbery again, he hoped. He joined the small queue that was forming in front of the cashie