Daniel kept staring at the photo, trying to figure out who the man resembled, but the faces eluded him. He was certain the ugly face looked familiar. A knock on the door jolted him out of his reverie.It was the doctor; they exchanged pleasantries before getting right to business. Carol needed to be taken in for surgery. The longer they waited, the worse she would become."Doctor, I understand. I'll prepare the remaining funds," he assured."Please hurry, because if you do not make payments, we will be unable to continue treating her," the doctor explained."I understand, just give me an hour."The doctor nodded as Daniel bolted from the room, carrying the house contract with him. He had thought about the cards in his hands the entire night. So far, the enemies believed they were the ones pulling the strings.He planned to change that, and it was time for the Lanes to start playing their cards. He was going to sell the house to the enemies, and use the money to pay for his aunt's surg
Not wanting to get his friend involved or put him in danger, he smiled and thanked him for the second time. What was important was that he now had the faces and names of his enemies. But the last name he expected on the list was the man that stole his scholarship and his girlfriend.He went back to his new apartment, pissed but more determined than ever. The anger he was feeling gave him a new lease to deal with the Meyers. He was going to leave them rotting on the streets just like they had his aunt.He looked at his watch. He only had two days left to move the gold before they came barking. With some of the money he was left with, he bought two huge boxes and headed to the house with a hired moving van.The guards stationed at the house moved closer to the house the moment they noticed the van. Their gaze fixed on whatever the movers were carrying out of the house.Daniel ignored them and went straight to the study room, locked it, and opened the gold enclosure. He still had two da
Shelly kept her eyes wide open, watching and enjoying Daniel's reaction. She could see his fists clenched. His cheeks were flushed. He was on the verge of exploding.Daniel had his gaze locked with hers. She was one of the few people he had forgotten to add to his list of people that he was going to make beg on their knees. One day she was going to pay for treating him like garbage and throwing him out when he looked no longer useful, he thought to himself.Michael was also enjoying the public display of their affection. He wrapped his hands around Shelly's waist, causing her to giggle loudly. The other female students were envious as they continued to film. The new lovebirds were entertaining to watch and were not lacking in giving out gossip content. Daniel cast a glance around, watching. Everyone seemed to be enjoying and encouraging their stupidity, causing him more rage.Before he could move, an arm grabbed him. He turned to find Craig's sister, Catherine, smiling. "Hello, Danie
Carol froze in horror, her heart pounding in her chest. Before taking a seat, George turned and shut the door behind him. He drove straight from the house to the hospital. He was smelling filthy, his face was flushed and he appeared to be burning.Carol maintained her position, silently watching him take off his jacket and unbutton his sleeves."All I want are the right answers to my questions, and I will leave you alone," he finally said, still panting slightly.Carol tried to move her hands beneath her sheets. She was certain her phone was on the left side of the bed. Unfortunately, her trembling hands pushed the phone, causing it to fall to the side of the bed with a bang.George cocked his neck in annoyance. He stood up, picked up the phone, and placed it on the other side of the medicine tray."As I previously stated, I do not wish to harm you. I only want correct answers to my questions."Carol swallowed hard and straightened her back."Where is " THAT THING?""What?" she asked,
"Please Daniel aunt made me promise not to tell you," Zain tried calming him down. "If you do anything stupid, you will only stress her out," he added.Daniel swallowed hard, his friend was right, staying calm and waiting for his aunt to wake up was the better option rather than using his emotions.He quietly took a seat and after going over all of their plans for selling the gold, he became calm and walked back into his aunt's room. He had already given George the house, but it appeared that he was not going to stop harassing his aunt.When she awoke, she told him everything and made him swear not to confront George. They planned to make it appear as if Daniel was unaware of the Relic.George Meyers was a dangerous man. That was a fact, that his aunt did not want him to forget especially if he planned to go after him. Underestimating one's enemy always resulted in regret. She could only assume that was exactly what George was going through. That was if he believed her story.Daniel c
"DETECTING INJURY," the female voice said as the pearls opened up and collagen sprouted out, covering the entire cut on his figure.Daniel watched in awe, his eyes wide open. He remembered the letter in the wooden box with the relic, stating its healing properties. He sat there, half scared and half amazed at the advanced technology that he was witnessing.His finger stopped bleeding in seconds, and the cut closed up leaving no scar or sign of there being a cut. In awe, he stared at his finger.The relic then turned its attention to his STI device on the floor, declaring again in his head, "DEVICE MALFUNCTIONING," and it quickly began repairing it. All of the components were brought together in seconds, and the system was given a boast which resulted in it turning on. It sampled Daniel's blood which was all over the floor. The watch-shaped device moved and clung to his wrist."CHLAMYDIA, GONORRHOEA, and SYPHILIS Testing on Daniel Lane's Blood," the mechanical voice then announced, an
With the first prize trophy and a cheque in hand, the three friends ran to the back room to celebrate their first prize win, yelling in delight.Everyone, including their classmates, was talking about the STI scanner. Not only was it portable, but it also provided the privacy that most students sought. So everyone felt they deserved the first prize without complaints.The three boys were busy cheering when their class coordinator entered the room, congratulating them. He was not alone, he walked in with two gentlemen and introduced them as CEOs of a biotech company. The STI app piqued a lot of people's interest. The two CEOs congratulated them, shaking their hands, and stated their intentions regarding the device. They wanted to be the first ones to get the device under their name.Max smiled with delight as he looked around at his friends. Even though the night had not yet ended, they were already receiving offers."We can set up a room to discuss the next steps," one of the CEOs su
"Aunt!" Daniel dashed to the side of the bed, hoping to wake her up. "Aunt! Aunt! Aunt!" He kept calling out.The nurses rushed into the room, having gotten the emergency alert on their pagers. They moved Daniel away. "Please move, let us do our work," they yelled at him.Zain quickly moved him away. They both had no idea what was going on. Some seconds ago, she was beaming and eating pizza with them. She was fine and looked good."We're going to lose her,'' one of the nurses said, yelling at the two boys to leave the room. The second nurse quickly paged the doctor."What exactly is going on?" Daniel, who was clearly terrified, inquired. However, the nurses were busy signaling each other as their gazes were drawn to the bloody handkerchief.Daniel noticed the handkerchief as his heart began racing. "What is that?... Where did it come from?" As Zain led him outside, he kept asking. He could feel strong hands pressing against him. They had to leave the room so that the medical staff co