Nathan stood up and began to mumble incoherent words. He was so scared of the way Mrs. Jacobs was throwing those questions at him that he couldn’t mumble a simple greeting. With her arms folded across her chest, Mrs. Jacobs kept staring wolfishly at Nathan. “Start speaking, you dumb ass!” she ranted, staring at his cheap clothes. “Stop it, Mom!” Avery intervened, looking embarrassed. She kept on biting inside her cheeks. Mrs. Jacobs turned to Avery. “What did I tell you about making friends with peasants?”Avery tightened her fists. “He’s not a peasant mom. He’s my friend and you better stop embarrassing him.” She maintained. “I think I should better leave,” Nathan mumbled and turned around. “You better do so.” Mrs. Jacobs told him. Avery quickly walked past her mother and faced Nathan. “It’s okay,” Nathan said and faked a smile but Avery knew that her mother's words had gotten straight into his heart and were hurting him. He continued walking away.Avery was about to take a st
Nathan pulled out the grey suit from its case and stared at it intensely. Beneath the suitcase was a card which carried the caption. Go get that award. From Mike. Nathan chuckled over Mike’s level of optimism. The executive assistant was telling him to go and claim the award when his chance of winning was as equal to the other nominees. He moved to the dressing mirror, placed the suit before him, and began to study it. The fabric was made of the finest cotton and when Nathan ran his hands through it, he was pleased by the smooth texture. Before embarking on his journey, Mike had left the suit for Nathan as a present, stating that he wears it as Alex to the business dinner. The event was slated for 7 pm so by 6:30 pm, Nathan was already dressed in the Italian three-piece suit Mike got for him. He had picked a grey face mask to match his suit and had opted for a well-polished black shoe. When Nathan stepped out of his room, he saw Jackson, smartly dressed. Nathan had to stop halfwa
Derrick had a dropped jaw. “Excuse me?” He managed to speak, shocked by the fact that Nathan had refused to initiate contact with him.“I don’t just give my business cards to anyone and if you will excuse me, I have a conversation to carry on with my assistant,” Nathan replied, looking Derrick straight in the face.At the mention of assistant, Jackson adjusted his necktie with a proud smile. He turned to Derrick. “You heard Alex. You may get off the table now.”Derrick felt humiliated. Was Alex sending him away? He slowly got up and turned around.Nathan couldn’t hold back his laughter.“Serves you right, Derrick,” Jackson muttered under his breath and fixated his gaze on the presentation ongoing on stage.Immediately after Derrick left Nathan’a table, he walked up to Kelvin and crashed opposite him. Kelvin stationed his hands on the table. “Seems like someone got shunned.”Derrick clenched his jaw. “I never knew the Alcantara heir was such a snub.” He smirked and turned around to gla
Jackson sprung out of his chair the moment Alex was declared the winner.Nathan’s eyes widened in surprise because he wasn’t expecting the award to be in his favor. It was the first time Phoenix media house was nominated so Nathan had zero expectations.While the crowd cheered, Don quickly took the lead while Nathan and Jackson followed. They made their way to the stage. While Nathan was tracing his way to the stage, the crowd gave him a standing ovation.Derrick and Kelvin remained transfixed in their spots.Nathan got to the stage where photographers and recorders were already on standby. He received the award from the mayor with a bright smile and was invited by Charles Baker to give a remark.Nathan held onto the award and mounted the podium with Jackson and Don at his sides. Nathan’s lips were twitching with anxiety. He had not even considered putting down a remark before the event. He then adjusted the microphone closer to his lips and the crowd went silent. He raised the award
Nathan stepped and was about to head back to the lecture theatre when he saw Avery approaching the library. His heart skipped a beat when their eyes met. Avery fastened her steps and was soon standing before Nathan. “Hi,” she mumbled, her quaking voice communicated uneasiness. “How are you doing?”“I’m good.” She replied and then cleared her throat loudly. “Can I speak to you for a moment?”“Okay!” Nathan replied, trying not to stare at her intensely. She was wearing a red chic dress that hugged her tightly. “At the cafeteria.” She suggested, pointing at the cafeteria adjacent to the library. “Sure,” Nathan replied. She quickly turned around and Nathan went after her. The duo walked into the almost empty cafeteria. There were only two customers seated, occupying the first booth. “It’s so quiet here,” Nathan remarked. “The day is still early.”“That’s true.” Nathan agreed. They moved to the right and settled for the second booth. “Do you care for anything?” Nathan asked Aver
When they got to the changing room, Nathan collapsed on one of the empty benches. Charles went closer and towered above him with his hands on his hips.“You want to tell me what this is all about?”Nathan sighed and took his jaw into his hands. “I’m so pissed about my helpless state with Avery.”Charles exhaled and sat beside him. “Now I get where all the agitation is coming from. Never thought you were a lover boy.”Nathan turned to Charles with a quirked brow. Charles chuckled. “Got you!”For the first time in about six hours, Nathan smiled. Charles placed his left hand around Nathan’s sweaty shoulder. “You can’t fix a problem with a confused head, bro.”“Well, I thought kicking and punching was going to get my head cleared.”“Did it?”Charles asked. Nathan shook his head in disagreement. “Why don’t you clean up and then we hit the VIP café? I came with my Bentley. You can drive us down there.” Charles suggested. Nathan stood up. “I could use a couple of drinks.”“Then what are
The Vice Chancellor’s eyes widened in horror. “Nathan Smith?”He had that name printed on the slate of his heart because Mike had given him a stern warning regarding the boy.“Turns out the culprit has been fished out. How is it possible that all three of our children gave the same name.” Mr. Fidel said.“I’m so shocked right now.” The V.C. said after heaving a sigh.The woman began to rant. “This is a private institution for God’s sake. We expect students here to be of good behavior not to go about the school hawking drugs.”“Whoever that Nathan Smith is, I want him arrested He’s not going to attempt to ruin the life of my boy and go scot-free.” Mr. Clifford maintained with a furious expression.The VC gave his forehead a mild scrape. Several thoughts were already going through his mind like why the boy Mike spoke highly of was engaged in drugs.“I’m very sorry for all the inconvenience and I assure you that investigations will begin ASAP. Nathan and his cohorts will be brought to bo
Captain John drove the security van straight to the VC’s building. When they arrived, he pulled the car to a halt and Nathan quickly stepped out. Captain John then placed Nathan ahead of him while he followed. They made their way to the VC’s office. The Vice-Chancellor was standing in his office, his arms folded across his chest. “Got him!” Captain John said and slapped the bag of cocaine on the VC’s desk after he stepped in with Nathan. “We found this inside his locker. My men are still raiding other lockers.”The VC took the pack and surveyed the substance. “Bloody hell! This is cocaine.”“Look, sir, I don’t know how this got into my locker in the first place. I’m innocent.” Nathan defended himself. “Shut the fuck up!” Captain John fired at him. The VC presented the cocaine bag to the captain. “Seal it as evidence and keep up with the search. We need to keep up the search so that we can fish out his colleagues.”“Got it” The captain snatched the parcel and stepped out. The VC