Dorian groaned and threw his pillow at the door.“Urgh what the hell! Why’s everyone making so much noise!”He opened his eyes and directed a glare at the door. What the hell? The noise wasn’t even coming from the door but he just wanted to throw something at something. The infernal squealing was coming from his window and the sound of excited chatter was almost too much for him to bear.Dorian got up from his bed and stomped to the door. He flung it open, yanked a shirt off the overhead hangers he kept, and stomped down the dirty hall and rickety stairs to see what had gotten all his neighbors into a stir. They barely gathered, and never so much that they’d make a hell of a noise that would wake him up this early in the morning.~Dorian?~Dorian grumbled a reply to the system ~Not now.~ and continued with his annoyed stomping.The moment he burst out of the main entrance the sun hit him full on, and it didn’t hit just him, it hit the gleaming new car everyone was currently crooning
“Wha…. how… how could that wretch own a car like that!” Dorian simply leaned on the door of his car and watched his landlord throw his tantrum. He didn’t know how the car was his, but he’d be damned if he stopped his landlord from making a fool of himself. The man caught sight of Dorian’s light sneering and he pointed accusingly, in the most dramatic manner. “Ah hah! I knew it. You’ve been selling your body haven’t you!” Everyone gasped and directed looks of scorn at Dorian but a firm female voice rang out immediately at that moment. “Enough!” All the people present darted their eyes toward the source of the voice and seeing it was Mae, the looks on their faces quickly turned neutral. Who wouldn’t wipe off the displeased look on their faces when Mae was glaring at them? Dorian watched as the female walked over to him. There was something strange about Mae because here she was, pretty as sin and in a sheer nightgown and yet unbothered and able to command the attention and respect
“We’re here, Miss.”Dorian turned to look at his dazed and amazed passenger. He felt some pride flowing through him at the look on her face, because sincerely, who wouldn’t?He was riding a Maybach!“Ca.., can I get your number so you can become my Uber driver?”Dorian felt himself perking up at the sound of that. He did this yesterday, right? This was a sign that he was a good driver, yet Dorian felt doubt creep into his heart the more he thought of it. He took a good look at his passenger and inspected the smile on her face.She was young, about his age, but people always said he had an old soul, so maybe that was why he was able to spot this female wasn’t taking his number because the ride was smooth? No, it was something more than that. Dorian watched as she squirmed under his watch and darted her eyes away each time they met his. If she really wanted his number just because of the ride, then she wouldn’t be feeling so nervous.That or he was just paranoid now that he had a Mayb
Dorian groaned under his breath at his latest passenger. The male’s obnoxious voice droned on continually as he continued rambling to his fans on his livestream.“And guys, to make it in life, you’ve gotta make sacrifices. I mean look at me, I'm just thirty four. I have a million dollar house, I drive a million dollar car, I've taken lots of risks in my life.”Dorian cleared his throat lightly for lack of a better thing to do. This guy was obviously lying.“I’m being driven in a Maybach as we speak now, guys. Most of you will never experience this in your life. You don’t take risks.”Dorian felt the need to explode at this meathead overcome him. If any of his fans had any sense they’d be asking him what risks exactly he had taken.What were the things he did to get his million-dollar house and his million-dollar car, that’s if they even existed?Dorian pulled into the driveway and directed a look at his latest troublemaker “We’ve arrived at your destination sir.”The guy totally ignor
“H…h..hey” hiccup “how much did you get this car boy?” Dorian gritted his teeth and tried not to let his frustration get the best of him. This was just one of those things he’d have to endure right? As a self-employed driver, there would always be the chance that he’d get some unsavory clients. He had dealt with his fair share of them today, but none of them made him woozy with the stench of their breath and the alcohol oozing off them. Did this man bathe in liquor? A loud belch rang through the car and Dorian felt like someone had sent an electric shock through his spine. His passenger chuckled and patted his slightly protruding belly lightly, “Sorry for that…. Uh, my stomach doesn’t know when to stop speaking.” The system chuckled in Dorian’s head and Dorian gave it a mental glare. The system laughed even more and gave a snide comment “At least this guy’s funny.” Dorian cleared his throat and glanced at his passenger, “No problem. Your stop is right around the corner.” A surpr
“You set a quest for me, and you didn’t even inform me!”Dorian fumed as he marched through the path that led to his home. He had forty-eight hours to raise 5,000$.Forty-eight hours to raise money he didn’t even know how or where he’d be able to get it from! The system’s ball of light appeared and floated around Dorian’s head, pulsating lightly to catch his attention but Dorian ignored it.The system was crazy. It and every other thing in the world that just seemed set on making his life a living hell.~You know I don’t control the quests, don’t you Dorian?”Dorian glared at the ball of light only he could see and he scoffed as he walked into the compound of his rundown home. “I’m sorry if I don’t believe that after you intentionally didn’t tell me about it and tried to kill me.”~I didn’t try to kill you. I’d have informed you before the timer went out anyway, I just wanted you to be more conscious of the notifications tab, that’s all. Yesterday you got a Maybach but you were too lo
“Excuse me, did you see a Maybach pass this way today?”The lady Dorian was speaking to stared a him strangely before shaking her head. She walked off before Dorian could ask another question and Dorian dug his fingers into his hair, letting out a loud groan as he threw his head back.Life was determined to frustrate him. It was clear now.Dorian stopped the next person he saw and as stared at them imploringly, “Please did you happen to see a Maybach pass this route today? It rounded this block twice.”The person sneered at him and scoffed, “Do i look like i spend my day watching the streets for what cars may have passed and which have not? Get out of my way before I hit you!”Dorian stepped out of the burly man’s path and let him go on his way.He had been elated when he figured out the system was pointing him in the direction of the drunkard he had picked up, but when he checked his cheap phone, he felt life bite him in the leg like a rabid dog.His phone had automatically cleared a
“I need your help.”The moment the stock broker stepped into the car Dorian found those words tumbling from his lips. There was no time to waste really, and if he didn’t ask now then when would he ask?The stock broker was the same from last time, except he was a little different now. Instead of the black and white getup he had been dressed in the other day, he wore a striped shirt and green pants today. His stomach still seemed intent on bulging out, but it was clear there was a clearness to his eyes today. He wasn’t as intoxicated as the rest of his friends.A loud groan came from outside the door and the car rocked slightly as someone was pushed into it. A man landed on the seats, half awake and half passed out, his eyes already lidded with sleep.Another male got into the car and Dorian felt his chance begin to slip him by. The stockbroker man chuckled and jabbed his sleeping friend in the ribs.“Stay on your side ya big oaf. I didn’t ask you to drink half your life out.”The man