From Scorn to Throne: William Anderson's Journey

Kiss His Feet!

Mickey, was surprised by William's recent talk of buying the expensive bag. 13,000 dollars was not a small amount. Even those who had just moved to Chicago, after years of living in the village, still had to think hundreds of times to be able to buy a bag with such an expensive price. How could someone who had just bought clothes at the grocery store have the audacity to pay that much?

Mickey realized that he was being lied to by William. "Stop wasting time, William!"

Rose who said she would help with the payment suddenly became silent. She also thought, how could she fall for this man's shabby clothes?

"If you continue to live like this, it will only make my late father ashamed of having raised you as a son!"

"What's wrong with that?" William asked in surprise. "I wanted to buy this bag for your mother, why are you protesting now?"

"Of course I'm protesting! Because you lied to all of us here! Don't you think this is embarrassing?" Mickey bluffed.

"I'm not lying to you," William showed us an ATM card that was already fully loaded with a balance. He could even make payments through his cell phone.

"I'll pay for it," as he said it, William glanced at Rose. Some of the visitors who came by became interested in watching them.

Rose was confused. Actually, she will get a big profit if this transaction is successful. However, let's see, who would want to buy? A shabbily dressed man who looked far from classy.

"Never mind, William! This is all too risky! If you keep insisting like this, don't blame me if the police drag you out later."

"What if I can prove it? What will you do?" challenged William.

"If you can prove it," Mickey retorted with a sardonic smile, "I'll clean your shoes with my tongue." It sounded like a joke but the tone of voice was very serious. Without hesitation, William immediately accepted the challenge.

"I'll take your word for it. Don't let me break my promise after I can prove it!"

"If that happens, you can feel safe," Mickey replied skeptically. "But if not, I'll make you dance shirtless in the middle of the street!"

William agreed.

"I don't want to hear the word 'sorry', William," he added while looking at the people around him. She said loudly so that everyone there would hear her and bear witness that they had made the deal.

"I hope you're ready to kiss my shoes too!"

How dare he say that! Mickey was inflamed.

"You'll regret it!" Mickey exclaimed. His face was bright red as if he was furious.

All the attention was now on William who was doing something at the payment machine. William surprised everyone when his ATM card was swiped into the payment machine and he entered the PIN code. The transaction went smoothly and everyone there was amazed. The shabbily dressed man was able to pay for a very expensive bag!

"I paid for it!" William showed the proof of successful payment.

"What do you mean?" Mickey still couldn't believe it and thought the transaction must be fake. "Check again!" he asked the cashier to double-check the transaction and so did Rose.

Fearing a mistake, Rose called Deborah, a woman in her forties who was a very experienced store manager and could confirm that the transaction was not a hoax.

Deborah told William, "The transaction is legitimate and there is no deception in the payment. "Then she politely packed the bag more carefully and gave it to William.

"Here is your item, Sir," she said very kindly.

William accepted the bag with a smile etched on his face. Now he had proven that he could pay for the bag and the entire audience was witness to the promise Mickey had made.

"This bag is in my hands now, what are you waiting for?" William said confidently to Mickey.

Mickey took a few steps back, his lips moved but no words came out of his mouth.

"No way! It must be a fake!" Mickey accused, his face turning red. "How could you possibly pay? You're just a beggar staying at my house. You can't possibly have that much money to buy this bag!"

William didn't answer Mickey's accusation, instead he turned around and spoke to the people there. "You're all witnesses here, right? This man said that he would kneel down and kiss my feet after I managed to pay for this bag."

A woman with a loud voice said, "Young man, if you've vowed to kneel in front of him, do it! Let us know that you're a man of your word!"Mickey looked shocked. His face was deathly pale as if he had just realized what he had just said.

Mickey's face was pale. Did he really have to kneel in front of William? He glanced around and saw that many people were watching him with enthusiasm.