Lucy laughed. ''I don't know where my uncle got these bouncers. They are so wild. You won't believe it that the first time I came to this club after it was opened, they sent me out,'' Lucy said as she stood up, urging Greg to follow her to the entrance to save his friend. Greg looked at her with shock in his expression.''How? Where you not rich yet as at then?'' He asked. Lucy giggled. ''I was. But they were in their element, and I didn't come with one of their usual mafia gangsta bosses, so they were upset, I guess. Most of the females here are usually whores so seeing me on my own upset them,'' Lucy explained.Greg shook his head. ''You don't even know your job. How can you ask just anybody you see to leave? I can pay for everything here,'' Pedro exclaimed at the bouncers and threw a wad of low denomination cash at them. Before Pedro showed up at that club, he withdrew more than half of his entire savings from a nearby ATM, just in case he was met with this sort of embarrassm
Greg's ears twitched, and he glanced at Brian nervously.He didn't know that news of him being in jail had spread that far. Brian was an ex-classmate, but he was a distant acquaintance, so how did he find out about Greg being in jail? "Brian, you shouldn't talk like that. How insensitive," Lucy queried Brian and shook her head aggressively."Lucy, what are you doing with an ex-convict? I bet your uncle won't be happy to see you with this kind of guy. I mean, he looks so off. Have you seen every other person in here? Nobody looks as haggard as him," Brian ranted, while the rest of the crew that was with him, contributed to laughing at Greg. "Okay great then, why don't you go somewhere else where you have your likes there? Hmm? Go over there, look, there are several people as wealthy as you in the room. Leave Greg alone," Lucy said. Meanwhile, Greg was nervously hoping that Brian won't trigger him into making a wild scene in the club. He already felt very uncomfortable being there, h
Brian sneered at Greg after the gangstas left. "Lucy, I maintain my stand that you should do better than this hoodlum. Look at how that worthless gangsta disgraced you just because you are hanging out with this..." Brian whispered aggressively to Lucy."You have made your point Brian, I think you should leave now. I have heard you. Besides, he is no longer in jail, and he was arrested for something unfair. So get lost before you attract another gang this way," Lucy replied to Brian impatiently. Brian glanced at Greg one last time and turned to leave. "Where's Pedro?" Lucy asked when the entire coast became clear."Right here, Lucy Ban," Pedro replied from right behind Lucy. Lucy and Greg turned around hastily to look in the direction from where Pedro's voice sounded. "Pedro, I thought you left, where did you show up from?" Greg asked with surprise. Pedro shook his head gently. "I bet you didn't think that I will hang around all that violence that was brewing? I went away so tha
Greg gave Pedro a salty look and entered the car.''You think I am like you that considers every female that comes close to me as an item for sex and relationships? She's just my friend and has promised to help me, so? That's where it's likely going to remain. Helping me and being friends with me. Just friends,'' Greg said to Pedro.''Pfft. Typical boring Greg. Why can't you ever read the signs? That lady is already stuck on you, but you can be my guest and act as if you don't care,'' Pedro said as he pulled the car out of the driveway of the club. Meanwhile, at the Vanity place for grown kids, Mr. Ban hurried to his club when he heard what had happened.''I heard there was a tussle in my club? How many times have I told you never to let street hooligans enter my place of business and cause trouble?'' Mr. Ban showed up at the club after Lucy and Greg had left and asked. He received the news of the fight that almost broke out between Greg and the gangsta from Don Black's gang, so he
In the morning the following day, Greg woke up with a splitting headache. The blazing sun split through the window and cast a shadow across Greg's face as he yawned to welcome the new day. For some reason, he woke up feeling not so energetic. ''Fuck,'' he muttered and started to look for his handy bag. There, he had all sorts of tea for different reasons in that bag, and he was about to drink some tea for the sake of the headache he had. It was not until he started to look for his handy bag, that he realized that he had not actually unpacked his luggage. Eventually, he found the tea and quickly made himself a fix and in the next twenty minutes, his head was clear. It didn't take long before his phone rang. It was Lucy. "Sleep well?" She asked as soon as Greg picked up the call. "Hi. Good morning, Lucy. Did you sleep well?" Greg asked her back. Lucy smiled. "I did. I'm calling to give you a heads-up that I am about to tell my uncle about you. So, you should get ready
Greg didn't need Mr. Ban to say any further, as he was already heading out of Mr. Ban's office as soon as he saw him. ''The door, please,'' Greg said when he got to the ambiguous door that had no handle to pull it open from. Mr. Ban's guard at the door, glanced at his boss, asking if he should open the door for Greg to be let out. ''Let the wretch leave. And if he ever steps his feet in my club again, fucking end him. There and then,'' Mr. Ban barked angrily.The door of Mr. Ban's underground office jerked open and Greg immediately started his long walk out of the office. This time he was alone, and the long corridor that led in and out of Mr. Ban's office was dimly lit. Greg's senses were ticking. He held his breath so that he could hear every single thing going on around him, in case he needed to make a move, he would do it before he was caught unawares. Eventually, he came out of the underground office, and into the restaurant. ''Fuck,'' Greg muttered. ''Who brought me here?
''What did I do to you the last time you came to see me at work uninvited?'' Mr. Ban asked Laura. She arrived at his office with a lunch pack. ''I brought you lunch. You left the house without eating anything,'' Laura said with a forced smile. She seized any opportunity she came across, to force Mr. Ban to dote on her the way he used to when he first asked her out. Mr. Ban watched her with amusement in his eyes as she came around the table and placed the piping hot cooler of soup and noodles in front of him. He chuckled. He was sure he was going to knock the food out of her hand as soon as she got close to him but when he perceived the aroma he changed his mind. Mr. Ban glanced at Laura with a secret sneer and a half-hazard smile. ''Come here,'' he said and grabbed her wrist, pulling her into his body hastily. Laura was locked inside Mr. Ban's body, and the resistance her body naturally omitted was not difficult to identify. She smiled back at him nervously and fidgeted under
Don Black entered Mr. Ban's office, ambiguously. ''Lu, I'll come to see your mother later, okay? We can talk then. I have a meeting now,'' Mr. Ban said to Lucy and winked at her to leave. Don Black looked at Lucy with interest as she turned around angrily to leave her uncle's office. Already, as soon as Don Black entered the office, she was about to leave, so Mr. Ban didn't need to prompt her. ''Who is the pretty miss?'' Don Black asked with a mischievous glint in his eyes after Lucy left.''My niece,'' Mr. Ban replied, glaring at Don Black knowingly. Don Black raised his hands, indicating that he was done talking about Lucy and that he would never attempt to go close to her for whatever reason.''What was so important for you to have called me to your office sounding as urgent as you were?'' Don Black asked Mr. Ban as he took a comfortable seat in front of him.''Cigar?'' Mr. Ban asked and showed a packet of cigarettes to Don Black. Don Black declined. ''I just quit mine outsid
Greg Chase didn't know if he should laugh or cry. He stared at The Man until he was sure that The Man was serious about what he said, then he heaved a tired sigh. ''You cannot afford to do this to me. I mean...you sparingly ruined my life,'' Greg Chase complained, his eyes on The Man the entire time. ''You are the watcher, Mr. Chase. You shame me. The watcher ought to be more powerful than you are, but you are too full of yourself, so you cannot reach your full potential,'' The Man told Greg Chase. ''How powerful can I get?'' Greg Chase asked. ''Did you hear about the natural disaster that happened in the city Aklans weeks ago?'' The Man asked Greg Chase. Greg Chase nodded.''Yes, that was caused by a watcher like you. He was upset about something, and his intense anger caused a stir and an earthquake occurred. Though the government officials claim it to be solely a natural occurrence, it is a lie, and they know it...'' The Man told Greg Chase. Greg Chase was not sure he heard
Greg Chase almost dropped dead when he heard everything. ''If you have anything to tell me, or there is an emergency, I bet you now know how to summon me. It took you two years to learn how to summon me, Greg Chase. Now, you know what pride can do to you. It can ruin you,'' The Man said as he gradually disappeared into space. Greg Chase stared in arrant shock.All this...it had to be a joke.''Boss...at least...you aware that you returned my colleagues back to our company, right?'' Scissors asked Greg Chase after The Man left. Greg Chase looked at Scissors casually and nodded. ''I have told you not to call me boss anymore,'' Greg Chase said.Scissors smiled. ''The boss is really back to himself. Boss, you have not told me that in the past two years, and I have only called you boss throughout,'' Scissors said, smiling. Greg Chase wished it could stop.Someone needed to come and tell him that all this was a dream.Ge desperately needed to hear that he had been pranked heavily. So
''Master!'' Greg Chase muttered. Then he blinked. The next time that Greg Chase opened his eyes, he was in his living room on earth.He was leisurely watching TV and Scissors walked by casually. Greg Chase looked at Scissors, expecting him to freak out and ask how and where he had been but Scissors acted like every other day. As if nothing happened. Or?Had he been in a trance?''Scissors, what day is it today?''Wednesday,'' Scissors said. ''Where have you been in the last twenty-four hours?'' Greg Chase asked, looking at Scissors, squinting in confusion. It was as if his brain had been formatted. Scissors turned to look at him funny.''Keeping tabs on me now, huh, boss!'' he said, taking orange juice from the fridge and heading back inside the house, to his room. Greg Chase's eyes sparkled in confusion. ''I'm not keeping tabs on you. Fuck you,'' he said under his breath.''I heard you!'' Scissors yelled from afar. Greg Chase nodded with satisfaction. The first thing that
''Boss?'' Scissors called, wondering why Greg Chase was looking at him like that. ''What is growing on your head?'' Greg Chase asked Scissors. Scissors frowned.Was it because he had indicated that something was funny about Greg Chase, that Greg Chase decided to switch up on him?''Boss, are you kidding?'' Scissors asked, flashing a weak smile.Greg Chase shook his head. ''There's a radio on your head,'' Greg Chase suddenly said.''Radio!'' Scissors muttered and raised his hand to touch his head but he did not feel anything, and to Greg's shock, Greg saw Scissors' hand pass through the radio. ''Ah, boss...you are playing the pranks on me. But there is an antenna on your head anyway,'' Scissors said to Greg Chase. Without wasting time, Greg Chase raised his hand to touch his head, and he was not surprised when he could not feel anything, yet he saw Scissors gasp in shock. ''Your hand passed through it,'' Scissors said. ''Same thing that happened to you. There's a radio on your h
''You...I must give it to you as the watcher with the biggest ego ever...'' The Man said to Greg Chase.Greg Chase frowned. ''Are there more watchers? I thought I was the only one,'' he said to The Man as he walked towards Scissors and started to pull him up again, but just like before, an unknown force repelled Greg Chase. The Man laughed his usual mocking laugh, one that made Greg Chase upset by all means. ''Can you please release my friend? What the hell?'' he asked The Man, anger flashing evidently in his eyes.''I am not holding your friend to anything, he will get up when he wants to,'' The Man replied.''And, about your question as to if there are other watchers, of course, there are billions of watchers around the world,'' The Man said to Greg Chase. ''I thought I was the only one. Are they also up to anything as big as mine? Do they try to take down their enemies or they are solely connected to the source of wherever this watcher thing comes from?'' Greg Chase asked. ''T
Greg Chase was beside himself, wondering why Laura had suddenly cut off from him.Yes, she might have been spotted in his house, but from the way he felt, he knew that word had not gotten to Mr. Ban about the fact that she was in his house, so why was she suddenly unavailable? Why was she no longer interested in their plan to overthrow Mr. Ban completely this time?He had his hopes on her, especially now that Don Black had looked in another direction, having found another ''young blood'' to show the ropes of the business and get acquainted with. No matter how many times Greg Chase called Laura Ban, it either did not go through, or she abruptly hung the call up on him.''Urgh, what the fuck is going on?'' Greg Chase asked himself. He felt as if everyone he knew and looked forward to helping him achieve one thing or the other, was turning their back on him. But, under what basis? What did he do, or what did they suddenly realize for them to have such a decision made overnight?''Boss
''What is it?'' Shadow asked, looking very interested in Barter's thoughts. Barter had been looking at him with so much intensity, he had to know what was on Barter's mind while he was looking at him. Barter looked at Shadow closely.If he told Barter what he knew, everything could take another turn for the worst, but he also wanted Laura Ban to face the repercussion of the trouble that she had doled out on others. Shadow stared at Barter, waiting for an answer. ''I was just wondering when you will ever settle down with one woman. You should be married by now, you know...'' Barter suddenly said. Shadow was surprised. ''Are you kidding me right now?'' he asked Barter.Barter shook his head. ''Nope! After you lost your ex-wife, I could understand you staying away from relationships and not wanting to commit to anyone anymore, but it's been nearly ten years since that happened. Don't you think you need someone by you to make you feel better? You know what I mean. Even gangstas nee
Barter was getting frustrated, and desperate. After spending more than two decades with Mr. Ban, he was easily going to throw him, Barter to a corner just because of a loose whore he called his wife? He stared at the door of the room as if he wished that his eyes would bore a hole through. ''Preposterous,'' he muttered as he suddenly turned to leave. In the living room, when Barter stormed in angrily, he saw Shadow. Barter looked at Shadow as if he was seeing a ghost. ''Dude, where the hell have you been for nearly two weeks?'' Barter asked, shocked. Shadow rolled his eyes. ''Did you really expect me to hang around so that I will get discovered by Chase and the rest of them that I am on Ban's side?'' Shadow asked. Barter suddenly realized. There was no way Greg Chase and his cohorts would not have found out about Shadow playing both sides, the tension and pressure were too much, especially after the war. ''You are right, you would have been spotted,'' Barter said.
''We just had a few drinks and nothing more,'' Laura Ban said. By this time, they had arrived at the home of Mr. Ban.Mr. Ban hurried out of the car as if, if he stayed there for one more second, something will happen to him. ''Boss!'' Barter greeted him as soon as he sighted him. He had been waiting rather impatiently for Mr. Ban to return and give him a rundown of what happened at Laura Ban's house. Barter would have been the one to follow Mr. Ban to Laura Ban's family house, but his hideous face did not allow him. ''How did it go, boss?'' Barter asked. Mr. Ban glanced at Barter and rolled his eyes. Barter knew at once that Mr. Ban must have been ridiculed and insulted. The look on the man's face was so intensely upset. Barter spotted Laura Ban behind, hurrying up to meet Mr. Ban, and he obviously hissed, loudly enough so that Laura Ban would hear him. But of course, at the moment, Laura was bothered about something else, so she paid Barter no mind. She hurried towards Mr