"Why is he not waking up?"
"Should we wake him up?. A light pat might do?"
"What's really happening?. Should we call for the physician?"
Faint voices kept echoing in the background, full of nothing but worries and panicks.
The prince's consciousness started retuning slowly.
Suddenly,his eyes fluttered opened.
He rubbed them and stared around,blankly.
At first,his vision was blurry,thus,he couldn't make out the people before him.
Slowly,he sat up.
This time,his vision was already clearing out.
He stared wide eyed at the strange faces around him the moment he could see clearly,
What's about the robes and the funny costumes?.
Was this the said Heaven?.
The last thing he could remember was being hitted by a car and now...what's happening?!
"Your highness, you're awake" the three servants before him stuttered while shaking on the spot.
"These servants doesn't dare to interrupt His Highness's sleep,but we were only worried because Your Highness doesn't stay up this late. Do not misinterpret,Your Highness"
The trio bowed and pleaded a word of conciliation.
Bewildered,Laquan gazed at his body.
His skin was unblemished and was as smooth as a jade.
This wasn't his body.
Laquan was a man who is used to lifting heavy loads so he had such a poor skin and body.
Although,he is naturally an handsome man, but,being touched by the passage of poverty,he couldn't maintain it.
Beauty sure fades!
He immediately coughed and asked, "Where am I?"
The three men stole a peek at one other with confused expressions.
But,one managed to ask,"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"Where am I?"Quan repeated.
"Where is this place?"he complained in a monologue and get off the bed.
He wasn't looking down,in addition,it wasn't a room he was acquainted with,therefore,he wasn't aware of the shortened table below as he stumbled and fell face flat on the floor.
It wasn't a common scene for the crown prince to fall down before his servants.
No matter how hilarious the scene was,not even a chuckle was heard as Laquan quickly scrambled up and comported himself.
He groaned in pain, holding his hurting leg.
Then,he blared,
"Who the hell put this here?!"
"We put the food here every morning, so that Your Highness could eat before going out of your manor."a servant explained.
"Food?"Quan inquired with interest.
Finally,something that makes sense out of all these shits!
As if being informed,his stomach let out a growl.
Laquan looked at them and smiled awkwardly,
"Bring it,the food."
Different types of food were revealed.
Goodness!
Laquan took the brown stuffs like meat, it was also greasy.
Mere looking at it, one could already guess how delicious it'd taste.
He took one and bite it down with relish.
On tasting the heavenly made meat,he shoved the rest in his mouth and wolfed it down.
The servants exchanged glances.
The crown prince hasn't ate like that,even for once,before them.
He is an egocentric man who is merciless and grumpy.
He values his reputation too.
"Your Highness,I understand you might be hungry,but I must remind you that it's almost time to meet with the Jones's family."
"I don't get what you are insinuating at all. Which family is that?. I've never heard of such before."Quan scoffed as he crush the meat bones.
"Your highness..."the servant trailed off.
"What's the name of these food?"Laquan cut him off,and pointed to the remaining strange - looking dishes before him on the table.
"Haggis,Stovies,Cullen Skink,Melons, Apricots,Red bayberries and the finest wine in the palace"
"Your Highness,i don't think you should delay the meeting, you should have your bath now"
At that moment a thought seems to ring in Quan's head.
Wait a minute..
Being referred to as an Highness..the strange costumes,and the three weird men...
Could he have been transmigrated?
This couldn't be the legendary transmigration, right?.
Yet again,he gazed at the three grown men who doesn't dare to lift their heads as they remained bowed on the spot.
What's his current world?.
He remembered the old man he met and what he told him.
Could he be in his relative's house?
Since he is there,he should make the best of it.
Maybe this was the said second chance the old man has given to him.
To be reincarnated as a prince!
He would see how this plays out.
Since he was in a new body, he shouldn't act ruthlessly or his identity might be exposed.
The laws here might be strict enough to get him actually killed!
After having his fill,he stood up and gestured to the servants.
"I'm done,let's go to the bathroom."
The servants again exchanged confused glances before leading him to the opened space by the left.
A gold curtain that covered the bathroom was drawn apart.
The servants started stripping him; Taking each robes off piece by piece.
Laquan felt shy and embarrassed at the same time.
He is a grown up man.
Do they have to go to such extent?.
The servants left, leaving him to remove his underpants by himself.
Laquan entered into the wooden made round tub, afterwards.
It was filled with warm water and sweet scent was coming from it.
He sat in it and started washing his body with an unmeasurable happiness.
The maids dressed him up when he was done with his bath too.
Laquan stared at himself in the mirror in the bedroom.
"How can a man be this handsome?"he blurted out.
"Huh??"the men uttered in confusion. He blinked rapidly when he realized what he just said. "Never mind. Let's go."he cleared his throat and they all moved out. They got in front of the dining area where the emperor and some other two people were. The men behind him stood there while he goes in. "Oh,he is here."The emperor chuckled as soon as he saw him. "Quan,come on. Why are you so late?. This is your first." Laquan's eyes popped out of their sockets. "You recognize me?"he questioned,bewildered. The emperor offered the Jones's family a jumpy smile before looking back at him. "Why won't I recognize you?. Take your seat." Laquan staggered to a seat and sat down. The emperor looked at him, wondering what was wrong. His son has always been a composed prince. Something must have happened. Or, perhaps,he is sick?. "Hi,prince Quan."the daughter of the Jones's family,Ava,grinned at him. He looked at her and scoffs. She is not close a beauty to Britney; A girl that works in
"So,I am not feeling too well today and I'm afraid we won't be able to spend enough good time together. But, what I would like to talk about today is success. It's easy to get successful,but it's not ever easy to attain success."he said vaguely. The men started whispering to one another. "Gentlemen,calm down. I don't mean to scare you. Everybody want to be successful, but do you know that with just three tricks,you can be just that? ; Hard work, endurance and diligent. You're hardworking doesn't mean you would be successful. No,you have to have the spirit of endurance, perseverance and you must be diligent. Without these attributes,you would easily get discouraged."he took a pause to allow them take to his words as fish takes to water. The men nodded in agreement. He continued,"The journey of life isn't a loaf of bread and butter. You will face challenges on your road to become successful. Sadly,if you only rely on your hard work without having any of the aforementioned values,you
"P..power?"Laquan repeated, befuddled. "Your Highness, what is wrong with you today?. You seem not to be in your best state." "Nothing."Quan shook his head. He shut his eyes and cleared his throat. "Okay....is it true that I have powers?. Come...powers..."he said inwardly and opened his empty palm. The next thing that happened shocked him. His hand provided a small spring of water. "Thank you.."Kai smiled and washed his apple then ate from it hurriedly. Quan also cleaned his before closing his palm. This is incredulous! He dug his teeth in the apple and chewed on it. "What about you?. What kind of power do you have?"he turned to Kai who he smirks in return. He looked down below them before pointing towards a rabbit that was walking and ruffling through some leaves. The rabbit rose up in the air and he tightened his hand. A burning flame appeared around it then burned it to death. "Would you like to have a taste?,Your Highness?" "Never mind."he scrunched up his nose, fee
"Customer's order?"Quan repeated. "First,where am I?." "Oh, you passed out for long hours so I presumed you might have lost part of your memory. You're in Delhi. This is the famous hotel in Delhi where you work at." "Who is that woman in there?" "She is Naveena, our madam. She has eyes for you and she has always been s*xing you while giving you peanuts. She tired your strength out today and well,you died!" Laquan sighed and rubbed his eyes. Why is his soul jumping from one place to another? "Kain!"Naveena hollered from the room. "Oops,back to work again."the guys said in unison before running off. Laquan scoffed and walked away. "Well,I ain't Kain."he uttered. He went inside the restaurant and the workers there were giving him these surprised stares. Well,news has already spreaded that he was dead. So,they were shocked to see a dead man walking down the restaurant. "Hmph! You reek of.."a lady that walked past him looked at him in contempt. Well,he actually knows the comp
.. *I am lost. Amidst the world,I am lost! I am a good man,I deserve all the goodies..hoppie hoppie. I only got a dry cleaner job..I only got the trash packer job and that ain't cool..*a man sitting by the roadside sang melodiously while pulling the strings of his guitar in rhythm of his song. The song sounds funny, but it is actually a sad one. A tone of melancholy could be notice in his voice also. He chose to sing of the society's problems. 'I go to school,I got a job,but only to dryclean..I am a first class,bro! All those bitches,motherfvckers suck! But they got a decent job bro! I be a brilliant kid. I thought the dream would be fulfilled with my certificate but that only got me the certificate of best in dry-cleaning.'he rapped, mirroring the woes of the youths. People passing by dropped some money in his bowl. It was in the evening. The stench of dirty gutters,smokes coming from the nearby houses' chimneys penetrates inside a beggar boy's nostrils. He was asleep on some
The electronic vital sign monitor beeps' echoed in the whole ward. Laquan's eyes went open,after five days of unconsciousness. A bandage was wrapped around his head. He found an aged man beside him. "Welcome, grandson."he smiled. Quan blinked and tried to get up. Grandson?. He gazed down at his physique and a satisfied grunt escape his lips. He is finally in his own body. "You've suffered a lot,Laquan. And,I am here to reward you. All my fortunes are here. This credit cards are fully loaded with money. Your days of suffering has come to an end. You shall now become a billionaire,boy." Laquan's eyes glowed in surprise. "G.. grandson?" He couldn't believe his ears. Is what master told him finally coming to pass?. "Yes. I've been looking all over for you all these years. When I hitted you with my car,I had my boys look into you and they found out about your identity. Now,tell me, what are your plans now that you've become rich?. What would you like to do with your
"Looks like I will have to negotiate with her then."Quan sighed. "Book an appointment with her. I guess we will have to talk her into handing the building over to us." "I will do just that,sir." "You're dismissed." Oscar bent his head in respect before moving out. Laquan tapped the table,lost in thoughts. They should have paid the helpless workers their weekly wages even though it's been sold. Also,this action made many lose their jobs. There should have been a prior notice. Seated at the backseat of his car in the evening,Laquan stared out at the beautiful houses they were passing by. He saw some people living an extravagant life and that brought a question to his mind. 'Is this revenge necessary?' Then,he saw a family looking all glumly. They look poor and probably have no dinner to eat. He sighed and balled his fists. Their father or husband must be one of those workers who suffered because of the company's selfish desires. 'It worth it.'he breathed out. He has to g
Oscar cleared his throat and itched the back of his neck. Laquan maintained a quiet and relaxed face. "Miss Laura,"he breathed out then smiled. "What would be my gain if I do that?" "I sell the company back to you,of course, that's the gain you're aiming for,no?"she shrugs. "No..."he moved his head closer to her's. "I will be paying you in two different ways,so, shouldn't I have more than one gain?"he husked. "You're the one in need the most. You shouldn't get too greedy. One gain is an enough gain." Laquan smirks. "Miss Laura,no."he chuckled and moved his head back. "Clearly,you need a strong support right now,and that support is me." He folds his arms before grabbing her drink and taking a quick sip. A deep frown appeared on her face. "I heard your last album is not doing quite well. You're about to lose your prestige to a newcomer who has managed to win people's hearts in days. What was the title of that album again?" "I lose,you gain."Oscar tried hard not to laugh. "