Sebastian woke up to see Jake staring out the window, watching the sunrise. He had a cup of coffee in one hand and his eyes were fixed on the clouds. As scary as the sight was, it was also calming. He could see that the young ma was lost in thoughts, probably wondering how he was going to play the role of a vengeful young man. He sighed as he adjusted himself on his bed. He had been scared of going home last night but he wasn't scared for himself, he wasn't scared that he may finally run mad living alone in such a huge house that has seen two painful death. No, he was scared for Jake. Scared that he may end up doing the same thing his son did. They had the same symptoms. Abstinence from life and everything in it. It wouldn't be long before Jake would start debating suicide and he knew that the only way to stop it was for him to be available during such difficult times. So he left his lonely and probably haunted house and went out to his guardian's house to spend the night. It gave h
The sun rose before the men did and it took the opportunity to smile at them, reminding them that life was not all bad and breathing would help them get through some tough times. Sebastian was up before Jake and when he saw the sun shining, he smiled and the smile grew when he saw the reflection of the sun on Jake's face. He was sound asleep and no matter of light could wake him up.Slowly, he crawled out of bed and made his way into the kitchen to make breakfast. Unfortunately, any attempt at loud noise was going to wake Jake up and he knew that the young man needed his sleep. So he went to his bag rather and picked out his laptop. While allowing the system to boot, he ordered breakfast for the two of them. When he was done, he got to work. Jake awoke a few minutes later and the sound of him stretching sieved into Sebastian's thoughts and he turned to see him still yawning. "Somebody's finally awake." He no longer whispered, the night had gone and he could speak freely without fear
The houses were just as Jake had envisioned, aesthetic as well as simple. He never liked the spotlight and all the attention that came with it, but he did always fancy the glamorous lifestyle of those in the spotlight. In fact, everyone did and he wasn't any different from them. In sincerity, he used to stalk famous pop stars on Instagram just to get a feel of what's its like to be a part of such a world and now somehow, he could see himself being dragged into it.He stepped out of the car and walked into the apartment. Sebastian had mentioned that they were going to meet the man inside the apartment. They took the elevator and Sebastian pressed on 'P'."Why did you press that?" He asked."What? What did I press?" "Don't act naive. You pressed the P button. Are we going to a penthouse?" "Well, there is no point lying to you anymore so yes. Yes, we are going to a penthouse.""Oh my God Sebastian! I said something simple and low-cost. I cannot afford a penthouse right now!"Sebastian
Jake was kept in the dark about the transaction that occurred between Sebastian and the agent. Even when he tried to poke his nose into their business, he was met with cold shoulders. He moved away when it was starting to look like he was bothering them and stood by the side of the building, waiting restlessly for them to be done with their transaction. A few minutes later, he saw Sebastian smiling and heading toward him. He wasn't looking pleased and Sebastian wasn't paying him any attention. "You know it's wrong to keep me in the dark about this right?" "You didn't even want the money to be spent in the first place!" Sebastian replied. "Yeah and since you still went ahead and did it. I deserve to know how much you spent and also see the paperwork. It is my aunt's money after all. "And it's also the money you didn't want before. Look, Jake. I've paid for the place, that's all you need to know." "No, I deserve to also know how much it cost." Sebastian sighed. "Okay, Mr Want t
Work began in earnest for Jake and it was an enjoyable moment. He was thankful that he got fired from his old job, it gave him the fear and determination he needed to completely focus on the new one and he gave it all he had. With his entire thoughts being about impressing Ivy, he set out to make the perfect designs on the clothes. He smiled as he worked, humming a tune he only heard from his aunt's lips. It must have been an old 80's song because he hasn't heard any of the youths singing it. It, therefore, made him feel special.After hours of working, he was finally done with the job and decided to start getting ready for the party. He whistled into the bathroom as he freshened up, threw on a pair of blue jeans and a white loose shirt, packaged the clothes in different bags and was out of the door. His neighbours could see that he was in a good mood because he waved at everyone with a smile on his face. Even the people he never spoke to in the past received a greeting from this che
"Jake! What are you doing here?!" Ivy asked as soon as her eyes fell on the drop-dead gorgeous guy who looked at her as if she was the most beautiful woman in the world. She wanted to see him, she could no longer lie to herself about it. She just wasn't sure if she could control herself after setting her eyes on him again. Especially when he was looking so handsome. Jake didn't wait for an invitation, he walked in majestically as if the room was his and Amanda didn't see the pride in it, all she saw was the dominance he had and it was graceful. He watched as he moved and admired everything about his steps. From the way he carried himself, to his posture, to his dressing and the way his hair was combed. She shook her head and snapped out of the mess she was slowly falling into. "You haven't answered my question," she asked abruptly. "What are you doing here?!" Jake chuckled. "You know it's funny how you have your voice back to be able to speak now. For a moment there, I thought you
She couldn't be dating. She just couldn't be. He was always so unlucky with women and now that he has found one that he actually cares about, that is also sane, she just had to go break his heart by going on a date with another man. His face became sour and he didn't even care who noticed it. All he wanted was for Ivy to run out of her room and tell him that she was only joking and so he walked sluggishly, waiting for such a thing to happen.When he had almost made it to the door, he stopped and looked back. There was still no sigh of Ivy. He heaved a heavy breath and was about to step out of the room when he heard a voice beckoning on him."Hey," the owner of the voice said. It sounded like a woman's voice and when he turned around it was a woman who was calling him. He was starting to get worried as to how he had been in the house twice and no maid had ever stopped him while he was walking around. He wondered if Mr King had already alerted everyone of his coming and also told them t
"I don't quite understand why we can't be together because of that," Jake asked. "Don't you get it?" Ivy stood up, away from his arms. Something about being in them did not allow her to think straight and she needed to be in her right senses if she was to have such a difficult conversation with him."No, actually I don't. So please, explain it to me." Jake sat cross-legged on the chair with his hand on his chin and his eyes focused on Ivy."They are always setting me up with men of the same specs. They are all fucking rich and the last time I checked, you don't fit into that category." Of course, it had to be money. It was always the one thing that made him lose girls. He lost Susan because he was broke, he lost Amanda because he was broke, and now he was going to lose Ivy for the same reasons. The only girl he didn't lose because of money was Sasha. His mind wandered off to her. He wondered how she was fairing. She should be pretty good seeing as she had Chris to take care of her. E