Jason and the Enigmatic System

Chapter 2

I got up and looked around to see where I was, I was bleeding fast and I found myself near a trash can. I got up and my vision felt blurry and hazy. I looked at my injury and I saw I was still bleeding. I tried crossing the road like some maniac. " hey! If you feel like dying why don't you find somewhere to die or drink a poison and save us all the trouble." I heard a man shout out from his car and I looked back. I collided with the person right in from of me. I bent my head slowly to the floor " I am sorry." I said repeatedly trying to avoid the man's gaze. Many looked at me and wondered where I was coming from, some avoided me like I was a plague while some just looked at me in awe and wondered what was going on.

My head throb from the punches Dominic has melted out to me but nothing outweighs the pain I was feeling in my heart. I clenched my side and dragged my legs on the floor like I was some zombie. 

I was near, I saw the building painted white with a cross on it. " is that a hospital?" I looked closely my eyes a little dim. 

" Hey, are you alright?" I heard a feminine voice right behind me as I went down like a sack of potatoes. Everything looked like a dream as I shut my eyes. 

I gently open my eyelid to see a lady in a white gown standing before me. I rubbed my eyes gently like someone who had just woken from a deep slumber. " am I dead? Who are you?" I asked opening my eyes a little. " You are not dead Mr..." The lady looked at me not sure what to call me. 

" Jason. You can call me Jason. My name is Jason." I looked at her 

"Alright, Mr Jason. I am glad you are finally awake. Your friend here has been attending to you all through the night." 

" All through the night? You mean I have been asleep for ten hours?" I looked at the nurse and my jaw dropped.

" hmm...not exactly ten hours. It should be twelve hours to be precise." She replied and walked out of the ward.

" Jeez!." I exclaimed looking around my room. Every facility smelt of riches and wealth. I looked at the room and I saw V. I. P on it. " What! Why would I be brought into here?" I asked myself and looked a the young lady that was seated before me. She kept looking at me as I acted bizarrely and said nothing. 

"Who are you?" I asked staring at her brown eyes. " who am I? I think you are asking the wrong question here. You should be thanking me. I brought you down here." She answered back and folded her arms.

"Where are my manners? I am Jason" I smiled 

" Yeah, I heard your name when you were talking to the nurse earlier. Are you going to tell me who stabbed you and why you are walking around the street and in your blood" 

I looked at her and god! She was more beautiful than Sophia. I stopped as I was about to talk and kept my gaze fixed on her. She looked at me and waved her hands. I saw an hand bracelet on her wrist as she waved towards me. The sliding door was pushed open and the doctor walked right in." Ah! I am glad you are finally awake. You were in luck that you got here on time. You might have passed out and possibly died on the street. I am Doctor Robert by the way." 

"I literary fainted on the street." I said funnily and looked at the doctor who smiled back at me. " you will be discharged today but you need to pay your bills." 

A phone rang and the lady went outside to pick up her call. I prayed silently that she would come back because there was no way I could get the money to pay my hospital bills. 

" Are you going to be paying by cash or transfer?" The doctor asked again. " I don't think I am feeling quite well. Can I stay a day or two?" I looked at the man and he looked at me confused. " Are you feeling pain anywhere?" He asked 

" I just feel a little dizzy and I think I needed some rest. I will put a call through to my parents to send you the hospital fees." I assured the doctor as he walked out of my room and even told the nurses to get me breakfast. I was in a V. I. P section after all

I looked at the door expecting the lady to come in but she didn't. I racked my head with the thought of how I was going to pay my bill. Suddenly, I remembered I had seen a gaming system of wealth. 

I quickly brought out my phone and looked through it. It was like the game was hidden somewhere on my phone. " it was here. I saw it installed itself. What happened? Am I dreaming?" I asked myself staring at my phone. I remember what Sophia and Dominic did to me and I cursed under my breath to make them pay. 

My face was facing the bed when my phone rang. I quickly picked it up and stared at it. " it is the system ." My heart beat faster and I looked at the screen.

[ SYSTEM ACTIVATION COMPLETE, LAUNCHING GAMING MODE ]

[ WELCOME TO A GAMING SYSTEM WHERE YOU CAN TURN YOUR GAMING COINS INTO REAL MONEY ] 

[ SYSTEM NAME: JASON ]

[ SYSTEM AGE: 21 ]

[ LEVEL : 0 ]

[ SKILLS; NONE ]

[ GAMING AVATAR; NONE ]

I looked at the gaming system and wondered what was happening and why I kept having none as most of my options.

[ SYSTEM TASK: SPEND $23,000,000 WITHIN THE SPACE OF 5 DAYS. PLAY THE FIRST LEVEL AND UNLOCK NEW SETS OF SKILLS AND AVATAR ] 

[ SYSTEM REWARD: UPGRADED LEVEL AND NEW TASK AWAITS. ] 

I looked at the message and dropped my phone. My face went pale and I looked at the screen again. I was like it was all a dream. "wake up, Jason! Wake up!". I shouted slapping myself across the face. "Ouch!" I yelled seeing it was real.

The game immediately started and I played to my heart's content. The phone went blank and I was shocked. Many of the students had played a lot of pranks and I thought this was a prank too. I looked back at the phone and wondered what was going on. I tapped the screen repeatedly but nothing was showing. I quickly brought out my chargers and charged it but it was the same old story. Feeling frustrated, I threw it on the bed and it booted with my name on it. 

[ SYSTEM: YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WON YOURSELF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY. THE CASH WOULD BE SENT TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN SOME MINUTES TIME] 

I thought it was all a joke as waited for a couple of hours. A message popped on my phone and my hand trembled gently as I tried to read the message. " Oh my god!" I exclaimed with my hands over my mouth. " is this even real? I am a millionaire." I shouted shaking my butt. I even forgot the fact that I was sick. It looked like the pain disappeared. 

The doctor walked to my room when one of the nurses said she heard my voice. " Are you alright Mr Jason?" The doctor looked at me 

" I am perfectly fine. Please how much are my hospital bills? My parents would be sending the money into the hospital's account. Can you please press me your bank details?" I looked at the man in front of me 

" Sure." Doctor Robert collected the phone and typed the digit. 

I immediately sent the money making sure he received the alert before he left

" Did you just wire the money from your account?" Robert looked at me in shock and I nodded. " my parent trust me with some funds. I am not a kid anyway." I replied with a smile. " when will I be discharged? "

" You are free because you are now totally fine and healthy. But you would need to come back for me to treat your wound. Make sure you don't get it infected." Robert warned. He was about to leave when I asked who the lady that brought me was. " Hmmm.... She just said you both attend the same school." Doctor Robert smiled " I thought she was your girlfriend." He added and walked out 

I stood up wincing as I packed my worn-out bag and sandals. I looked at my balance and the money was more than enough to get myself a decent shoe and some clothes. 

I carefully got out of the hospital with my blood stained dress with the intention of getting another. The thought of what I should do first crossed my mind. I had always wished to go to a big restaurant and eat a sumptuous meal. My stomach rumbled telling me I had to feed it. 

I walked out of the hospital and the sun shone on my face. I smiled seeing I wasn't the poor loser who couldn't afford what his girl needed anymore. I felt I could have anything I ever wanted as I walked the street looking for a fancy restaurant. I asked a couple of people where I could eat but most of them kept walking by me. " Am I a ghost?" My imagination started going wild and I started thinking I might have died for me to start seeing the impossible. I even had a large sum of amount in my bank. 

As I walked, I looked at my side and I noticed I was bleeding again. I needed to use the ATM. I walked to the machine and pressed the button to find out how much I had left in my account. I looked at the figures and the zeros were real. I laughed " I wasn't dreaming after all," I said to myself. 

My stomach rumbled again and I looked across the street to see a fancy restaurant in front of me. Crossing the street I walked briskly towards the front of the entrance and opened the door, the aroma was enough to fuel my empty stomach but when I looked across the seats. I saw the least people I expected to see. They both looked at me shocked and wondered if they had seen a ghost.