CHAPTER 6:
“Please don’t do this Ethan” Lyon said pushing his pride aside as he knelt down holding Ethan’s leg as hot tears flowed from his eyes. Looking at him one would see the pain that danced deep in his eyes, the anger that came with the tears could burn down any building if it were to be fireEthan looked at him with a smile “Haven’t you heard Lyon? When you beg me it fuels my hunger to make you beg more and I know you don’t want that, do you?” He asked Lyon
“We are in Ethan, we should totally do a bid, and I need her in bed right now”
“I agree, I’m ready to bid any amount in as much I can have her for a night”
Annabel and Lyon listened as they deliberated on auctioning her body as if it were a commodity. Annabel was in her senior year in high school and she was fare skinned that men couldn’t help but look back when she was anywhere and here she was been auctioned like a slave.
Lyon had always protected every member of his family like a diamond because they meant the whole world to him but here he was unable to protect the one person who meant the whole world to him and it was even worse because she was going to be treated as a prostitute that she wasn’t
“Then let the auction begin” Ethan smiled wickedly as he seemed to be enjoying the whole display especially as he was able to break Lyon and make him know that he was nothing.
“$100,000 bid going one two...” Ethan said
“$200,000,” One of his friends said
“$250,000,” Another person said raising his hand
“$250,000 bid going one, two…”
“$1,000,000, bid.” A middle-aged man in his early 60s suddenly said interrupting Ethan making him raise his head only to be shocked at the person who made the bid; it was no other person than his father.
“Dad!”
Lyon raised his head in bewilderment “Mr. Darlington please spare my sister I would do anything” He begged assuming Mr. Darlington wouldn’t be hard-hearted like his son
Mr. Darlington looked at him with a frown “Aren’t you the wretched and poor student who has been a huge problem to my son? How dare you stand here and beg me! Do you know that I can kill you with just the snap of my finger?”
Tears gushed out of his eyes as he heard those words; he knew that he didn’t have any hope. It felt so terrible to be so helpless, the feeling of not having any power to do anything yet the situation was happening right before him. He had promised his mother that he was going to bring his sister back but he didn’t know what he was going to do to keep his promise
“How about you bid an amount higher than a million dollars if you want your sister back?” Mr. Darlington said with an evil grin on his face
“But sir, I don’t have that kind of money,” Lyon said, giving him a pleading look
“You can’t even afford a decent cloth not to talk of providing a million dollars; you see how wretched you are? If your sister dies, you killed her, remember that” He yelled angrily “I gave you an opportunity, but you’re too poor to grab it”
“He so poor, he can’t even save his sister”
“How can someone not have up to a million dollars in the account?”
“If he can’t bail her out then Mr. Darlington won the bid,” Some of Ethan’s friends said glaring daggers at Lyon who just stood in front of them completely helpless
“You look pathetic Lyon, you need to look at yourself in the mirror” Ethan scoffed
Lyon frowned and reached for a glass of Champaign as he attempted to use it to attack Ethan but before he could do that a gunshot was heard causing the whole house to be in a state of quietness. Lyon raised his head to see who was just shot at and he was shocked to see his sister’s hand bleeding profusely
“Trust me I won’t miss next time Lyon, you should know your place and not make rash moves that can cost the lives of those you want to protect,” Ethan said in anger
“Take her to the guest room and get her ready for my dad,” Ethan said and walked away while Annabel was dragged out as she screamed in helplessness “Brother help me, I don’t want to do this” She cried out but Lyon just stood there unable to do anything. He was completely paralyzed
“He has completely ruined the party”
“He is such bad luck”
“He deserves something worse than death”
All of the boys said in anger as one of them took the bowl of Lasagne alla Bolognese and emptied it on his body “You’re too wretched to be my servant” He said as they all walked away leaving him in complete confusion.
He sat on the floor as he ran his hand on his hair in frustration. First Ethan killed his dad and now his sister was out with a blood-tasty man. Everyone knew how Mr. Darlington changes women like his cars, he was indeed a womanizer yet his sister was alone with such a man in a room. He knew she wouldn’t survive it
The reality of the situation hit him hard, it was clear to him that it was never Ethan’s plan to let his sister go, he just wanted to kill her in an epic way that would create an everlasting trauma for him. He was such a fool to believe Ethan.
He felt so helpless because he couldn’t run to anyone. The police would never believe or support him they were all under the control of Mr. Darlington; which meant that he had no way of escaping. He cried like a baby unable to think of any possible way to save his sister
“I won’t let this slide Ethan, everyone who looked down on me and caused me pain would one day kneel at my feet and beg for mercy, I promise you that” He said in complete grief. At that moment, life didn’t have much meaning to him and he didn’t mind ending it
CHAPTER 7: The feeling of cold liquid flowing through his body woke him up as he opened his eyes with much difficulty trying to see the person who was pouring the liquid on him.The sun shined its glory on his pale face as he saw Ethan looking at him irritated “You fool, you had the guts to sleep here” He said mockinglyLyon cleaned his eyes still trying to stabilize his eyesight, which was when he saw an almost lifeless body in front of him; it was his sister’s body. He rushed to her as she struggled to raise her body but she was too weak“Are you okay Annabel? I need to take you to the hospital” He asked in fear as he saw that she was almost lifeless“You know I won’t let you do that right?” Ethan said crossing his hands in indifference“But Ethan she is almost lifeless, you can see that yourself,” Lyon said in confusion“And does it look like I care? You poor people think the rich are always obliged to help you” Ethan spat out in irritation“Brother!” Annabel said in a cracked and
CHAPTER 8: 5 YEARS LATER“Inmate 412 you won’t be getting any food today because you haven’t been meeting up to expectations, the government can’t be wasting its time on liabilities like you” The prison wader spat out arrogantly at a man with an oxygen tank by his side and a nasal cannula on his nose, aiding his breathing. The man was no other person than LyonAfter the incident five years back, he was diagnosed with chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), as the fire damaged his lungs. He didn’t have any money to do a lung transplant so he resolved to live on the oxygen tank as the doctor said he had just seven years to live. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime he saw someone else commit yet he was framed for it. Was the government blind and slow-witted? How can a man kill his parents for no reason? Is that even possible?He finally came out of his thoughts and looked at the prison warder “But sir that was the same thing you said yesterday” He said sadly. He hasn’t
CHAPTER 1: Lyon pants heavily as he ran none stop trying to meet up with his final year presentation at school; he checked the time and found out he was an hour late for his presentation. He wondered why everything was against him today of all days.First, his bike broke down on his way, and then the client he went to make a delivery to didn’t pay simply because the product packaging wasn’t his best color. Who the fuck cares about colors these days?He rushed into the school as Mr. Bails the gatekeeper frowned at him “Oh child, you’re late again, if you continue like this you might miss an important lecture” Mr. Bails commented sadlyLyon understood completely but he could do nothing. He was a wretched delivery guy who had to move around the city delivering goods to anyone even if it risked his life.If he didn’t work, he wouldn’t be able to fund his basic needs. He did not want to go about begging or be a burden on his parents as they also had his little sister to take care of and s
CHAPTER 2:After gathering so much courage Lyon raised his head to look at the person who just spoke and as he suspected it was Alisha his girlfriend.He looked at her in shock, maybe he didn’t hear what she said correctly, and maybe he was just hearing things. But Ethan didn’t give him enough time to doubt as his next line of action rendered him speechless.He walked towards Alisha holding her waist and kissing her on her forehead “Hey babe, didn’t expect you to come”“Babe! Did he just call you babe?” Lyon asked Alisha as he tried to put himself together“Oh! So you’re not just poor but also deaf?” Alisha said mocking him while everyone laughed at him“Did you really think I would date someone like you? A scumbag who can’t even afford to get me a decent gift! You must really dream big Lyon” She added disgustfullyLyon smirked as everything became clear to him. What was he expecting? That the richest girl in school would fall in love with a wretched guy like him? He thought she loved
CHAPTER 3: Lyon winced in pain as Mr. Bails cleaned the injuries on his face and placed a bandage on his nose “You really need to go to the hospital Lyon, you don’t seem well and your nose needs proper treatment so it can get back in shape”Lyon shivered as the pain in his body became even more severe “That would cost a lot, Mr. Bails, I would just do some massage but for now I have to meet with Alisha”Mr. Bails frowned “After all she did to you; you still want to foolishly meet with her?”Lyon bent his head in shame, he knew he was making a foolish decision but he also wanted to be sure if all she did to him was intentional or if she was ashamed to be seen with him in public.Like every normal relationship, they didn’t even have a proper breakup, he wanted to know what she thought about him, he wanted to know if he did something wrong that made her so angry so he could apologize.He provided everything she asked for even if he delayed but he made sure she got it. She had the money
CHAPTER 4:Lyon ran none stop as he kept on coughing and panting heavily, yet he wasn’t bold enough to take a break or stop to catch his breath. The entire life of his family was in danger all because he was a fool to fall in love with a total ingrate, someone who he wasn’t permitted to love.“Why do you have to be an asshole Lyon?” He asked himself disappointedly. His nose began to bleed because the bandages Mr. Bails placed on it were all socked by the rain so it was gradually removed from his nose.The rain did a good job at washing away the blood from his nose but he couldn’t breathe anymore, he didn’t want to stop even if every single sign his body was giving him was saying otherwise. He had asthma, and he wasn’t supposed to be taking such a long run but here he was running because he knew if he was a minute late his entire life would change.He ransacked his pocket as he continued running, his view became hazy yet he didn’t want to stop. He finally found his inhaler as he grabbe
CHAPTER 5: Lyon opened his eyes slowly surveying the whole environment as he realized that he was in the hospital and a drip was fixed in his hand. He saw his mother sitting by the side of the bed crying, completely unaware that he had woken upHis heart skipped a beat when he saw the tears rushing down her eyes “You don’t have to cry mum, I will make things right I promise” He said lifting his body from the bed as he attempted to remove the IV Cannula from his vain“I’m glad you’re awake,” She said forcing a smile on her face“The doctor said, you shouldn’t attempt stressing your lungs again or your asthma might migrate to chronic lung allograft dysfunction” She added sadlyHe nodded his head in understanding “Mum, don’t worry about me. I had to do what I had to do to save you all”“Yet your dad still died, you have to report to the police Lyon, that asshole has to go behind bars for what he did,” His mother said in bitterness“Mum, some issues are better not reported, Ethan’s fath