Denver Ricardo

Chapter 5 : Denver Ricardo

Danny climbed from the taxi in the center of Ricardo-Saint-Claire. He never even considered to come to this part of the town. Where he grown up everyone knows the rich and powerful lives and work here. He never even considered the possibility of being part of this society.

“Dude, are you sure?” the taxi driver asked.

“Why?” Danny realized he truly looked out of place.

“Just checking.”

Danny said nothing just paid him along with a generous tip. He slowly start to browse the luxury shops. The moment he step into a shop he noticed the salespersons looked at him like he was trash. Everything was extraordinary expensive. He always thought he knew Lisa but now he was uncertain what to get her.

“Hello how may I help you?” the salesperson comes closer but also kept her distance. Apparently afraid his poorness might rub off on her. Her attitude was the norm where he was from.

Danny just looked at her. The words feels stuck in his throat. He quickly turned around and run from the shop. Once he was around the corner he stood. It felt like he might have a panic attack.

“Fool, you don’t belong here.” He berate himself.

The signet ring burns the skin underneath his pants. Nervously he stuck his hands into his pocket. He removed the ring, just looking at it.

“What’s worse…knowing you were poor, or now an idiotic billionaire?” He heard shuffling behind him. The bum was crawling from his box. He quickly walked away from the alley.

After taking a deep breath he gathered his courage and enters another shop. He caught sight of his reflection…shrugging his shoulders as he understood why women would be hesitant around him.

“Damn, I do look out of place. I might have a loaded bank card but I don’t belong.” He whispered to himself. Taking another deep breath he start to look at the expensive but beautiful things…curious why women want that. Everything he needed he always just stuff into his pockets.

Items on the counter caught his attention. He start to move closer but really feels embarrassed wishing someone would help him that he could leave quickly.

The salespersons within the shop, all tried their best to avoid him. They all looked at him like he might rob them or steal something from the shop. Two of the women made a point of disappearing somewhere, leaving the unfortunate Cleo.

“What do you want?” she asked rudely, again looking him up and down. “I hope you are not planning on robbing us.” She asked in a voice filled with barely concealed disgust.

“I need a bit of help, please.” Danny asked nervously. Just by looking at her it was clear she might be able to help him.

“You don’t belong in this shop. You realize that?”

“I know…I need a gift.”

“Can you even afford the dust in this place?” She pointedly looked at his shabby appearance.

Danny being used to this kind of reaction…but he really wanted a gift. He wasn’t sure what do to if she doesn’t help him.

“Please…”

The ding sound of the door alerting to new customers. Danny watched Cleo moved quickly away from him clearly afraid not to be associate with him. He slightly concealed himself. The habits of being poor and out of place was still fully active within him…making it easy to slip into the background.

“Jason…”

“You can have anything you want.” The tall broad shouldered football player said smugly. He felt puffed being with Lisa. He noticed she immediately moved towards the most expensive purse on the counter.

“Baby, are you sure?” Lisa quickly comes back to him and throw her arms around him. She openly kissed him making him groan in pleasure.

“Yes…you sure knows the magic way around me.” Jason slapped her on her booty watching her bounced through the shop. She kept going back to the purse.

“Lisa…”

“Yes, babe?” her eyes stayed focused on the purse. She already knows she had chosen the most expensive item. She deserves this being with that poor loser for so many weeks. It was torture.

“Baby, focus a moment on me.” Jason moved besides her hugging her before checking out the price tag. He quickly realized it was way out of his current budget.

“Is something wrong?” Lisa turned to look at him.

“Did that loser contact you?”

“No, why?”

Jason was trying to distract her from the purse. He knows from past experience making her angry helps him when she sometimes forget what she wanted in the first place.

“A guy like that…a girl like you baby…not easily forgotten. It looked to me you had gotten him some feelings.”

“I don’t care Jason. I fulfill my part of the stupid bet.”

“Did you sleep with him baby?” Jason crossed his arms over his chest wearing a scowl.

“Erw, no.”

“Are you sure, Lisa? I know you love ‘dick’ very much. You avoided me for these past weeks.”

“Jason this was your crazy idea.” Lisa start to rise her voice.

“I did noticed you quickly took to the game. What did he do for you?”

“He did most of my assignments. I sometimes give him a little peck on the cheek. That’s the most of me touching him.”

Jason looked at the girl. She was fun to fuck but definitely not his future. He has plans that certainly not include her.

“Lisa, let’s go.” He pretend to be angry.

“Why? You just told me I can have anything I want.”

“I change my mind. I suddenly don’t trust your time with that loser.”

“Jason…” she screamed.

Danny who had been hiding suddenly recognized the voices. He stood a moment motionless wondering what to do. Lisa was the real reason why he was here in this shop being looked at like he was trash.

He had followed most of the conversation…in truth he suddenly realized the footballer might not have enough money for what she wanted. It’s an old trick to get the girl furious, thus avoid buying something they can’t afford.

He suddenly step into view, seeing his ex-girlfriend and the footballer. He look at them with new eyes. He also realize it wasn't that easy to forget his yesterday; knowing how today looks. He is rich and the quaterback is broke.