It is said that opportunities can be found everywhere, Jake always believed that if determination and preparation did not meet you at the doorway of opportunity, you won't be able to get into the house. "Are you serious, sir?" His intonation and way of addressing suddenly changed. The man was no longer a stranger he met at a bar, he was now the man who had the power to change his life. "Of course I am. From your designs, it is obvious that you are pretty good so I will love to give this a try. So what do you say?""I say Heavens yeah! Man, you don't know how long I've been waiting for an opportunity like this and now that it's right here in front of me, I am not going to play with it." "That's good but you will have to design a two-piece suit for me first. After I am satisfied with that, then we can proceed to the next step, is that okay with you?""Yeah, it's totally okay with me." Jake didn't care if the man wanted him to design ten clothes for free. It wasn't all about the money
Old relationships bring a spark that is unexplainable to humans and that was the case between Jake and Michael. Jake couldn't explain why he felt so comfortable and so much at ease sitting in his office and talking about his life. They could recount old memories and talk for hours if possible, and Jake still wouldn't be bored. "Okay, I'm listening," Michael said and closed his system."I thought you didn't want to be interrupted from work?" "And you have already done that and if I know you at all, I know that you won't leave till you get all that you want. So go on, spill the beans," he said."Okay. Well, I kinda got fired from the job today." "What?! Your boss fired you?! That's not possible! Everyone knows the massive contribution you make to that company so why would he do something so stupid." "Well, maybe because I stayed away from work for two days." "And why would you do that?""I was taking care of Sasha." It wasn't safe to inform Micheal about Amanda especially when he w
She owed him no explanation, so then why did she feel like a wife who had just been caught cheating? Her brave face failed to come out as Sasha stood in the middle of the two men that she had somehow fallen in love with and she automatically lacked words to say. The night was blissful with Chris yet she wasn't totally satisfied and her conscience was playing on her emotions. She had used the young man as a rebound and the one person she desperately wanted to get away from ended up on her doorstep."You weren't supposed to be here, Jake," she said softly with her head to the ground. "Wow. What a bitch!" Jake exclaimed and Sasha's head immediately flew back up."Sash, who the fuck is this guy?!" Chris took the famous stand of a jealous and overprotective boyfriend. It did nothing to soothe Sasha's pain."Yes, Sash. Answer him. Who the fuck am I to you?!" Jake also wanted to know. She claimed to be in love with him and then the one time they separate, she goes on to be in bed with anoth
Jake didn't wait for long because Amanda came out with her a voice recorder. She gave it to Jake and he stared at it with confusion."What is this?" She asked."This is proof that you cheated on me." She pressed play on the recorder and a discussion between a man and a woman popped up."You are joking. Jake would never do such a thing to me.""But I am not joking. He kissed another girl and I was there to witness the whole thing. Come on Amanda, why would I lie to you? I am your friend, one of your closest friends. Jake kissed another woman at a bar and that is what happened."She pressed stop on the recorder and Jake stood still waiting for the proof she said she had."Is that it?!" Jake asked when she didn't say another word."No." She pulled out her phone and showed him pictures of him kissing another girl. Jake's eyes widen and he took the pictures in his hand. It was him in the photograph but for the life of him, he couldn't remember ever kissing that girl."Well, what do you hav
His mission in his home was finally accomplished as Jake set his eyes on his design book. He had all his ideas in that book. Everything he knew about design was in there, he made an exclamation that sounded like 'yes' and bent to grab the book, when he got back up, he felt a hand on his back. "Jake, let's sort this out." He heard Amanda begging him. For the life of him, he couldn't understand why the woman wanted him back. She should be happy that he was leaving, after all, that was what she had always wanted."Why are you so sober? Why are you begging me?" "Because I am truly sorry for what I did." She said it sorrowful eyes. Jake hoped he could see past her thoughts and know exactly what she was thinking but unfortunately, her eyes were not a portal to her brain. It wasn't even a portal to her heart. All her emotions ended in her eyes. None of it was as strong as one would have expected."You see, I do not believe that Amanda. I am not a fool anymore. I know that there is another
Jake hated himself for leaving the way he did, it was visible in his appearance that his conscience was eating him alive. Deep down, however, he knew he had made the right decision. It was time for her to start learning her lessons and sometimes, that had to be the hard way. He cleaned his face and allowed the hot afternoon air to soothe his shoulders and give him the peace he craved for. His eyes immediately spotted Michael with his legs crossed and he was standing beside a car. When his eyes met with that of Jake, he waved him across. Jake held his bag close to him, his entire's life work was in that bag and he couldn't risk losing it."Man, why is your grip on that bag so powerful?" Micheal asked with a soft laugh."Everything I've ever thought of is in here." He tapped powerfully at the bag. "Do not make jokes about it." He added when he saw the glimmer in Michael's eye. Somehow he was reminded of how much he missed hanging out with the man. It used to be him, Sasha and Michael a
"What did you do?" Michael asked unapologetically. Jake's head flew up and he immediately looked at his old-time friend. He was expecting some sympathy as Michael was always the person to run to for that but it looked like he didn't even care. "What do you mean by that?" "I don't need to ask so many questions, I know that you must have been the one to wrong her. You know what, let me rephrase that statement. I know that you are the one who wronged her and I think I know what you did.""Is that so? Well, dazzle me with your answer." Jake wrapped his arms around his body and waited for him to speak."Okay, for starters. I have heard the story, you lied to her about who Amanda was to you and I'm sure that you lied to her about other things as well but you are just not telling me. That only is enough to make a woman walk away, Jake.""So you are saying that you have never lied?" "No, I am saying that I have never told someone a lie when I knew that the truth would have kept them alive.
Denny's was always their favourite place to eat when they were growing up and this was because the staff knew them personally and could always tell what they wanted to eat, even when the gang didn't know it. Michael, Sasha and Jake often found themselves eating there and they had made more memories in the third booth on the left of the café buildings than most people have in a lifetime. It was only right that they go there for lunch.The door jingled as Jake pushed it open and the response he got was as if he was a war hero who had just returned home from a victorious war. Jake had missed the attention he always got when he was at the place. He had missed the small talks he was always pushed into. Denny's felt like a home to him, and he couldn't remember why he had stopped going there. A lightbulb beeped on his head and he could finally remember. After he had gotten out of jail and was told that he was a multi-millionaire, he realized that he had no friends to share the joy that Denn