"What the hell kept you so long?" A middle aged woman yelled at Nathan, who just came back from the warehouse.
"I apologize ma'am, I've been looking for the particular product that you requested for and it took long before I was able to locate it" Nathan answered, panting heavily because he ran inside in order not to keep the customer waiting."How would you see it when you are blind? Didn't you know that you have wasted my precious time? Gosh!" She hissed loudly, sending him a disdainful look.Nathan was stunned, he left in less than ten minutes and he still had to face this level of insult? Nevertheless, he had to apologize and let bygones be bygone.He turned back to continue his work when the woman's voice came again."Aren't you going to apologize for wasting my time?" She yelled at Nathan, who seemed to be confused."What's happening here?" Chris, the manager, came closer to them.Nathan opened his mouth to explain what happened but the woman immediately cut him off."Where did you see this stinking idiot that you employed? He is fucking rude and still wouldn't apologize" She instantly fabricated a lie."What!" Nathan exclaimed, getting surprised that the woman could still lie after he already apologized to her."I was..." Nathan was trying to explain his other side of the story when Chris, his boss, gave him a thunderstorm slap."y-you-you slapped me?" He asked, stuttering as his cheek turned reddish."And I would do that over and over again if you wouldn't keep your stinking mouth shut! Don't you know customers are always right? How many times have I told you that?" Chris shouted at Nathan being closed to tears.Nathan knew Chris might not believe him but not to the extent of slapping him for the customer, who only fabricated some cheap lies to make him get punished."You need to do better, else I'll stop patronizing you" the woman sternly warned, sending glares to Nathan like a criminal before she finally vacated the store."Did you see that? She left in annoyance! A simple apology would have settled the matter but you choose that silly pride that came with your dumbness over a customer. If you keep sending all the customers away, how will I pay your salary?" Chris was ranting, without giving him a chance to explain himself when another person stormed in."Who the heck is the person that sold an expired product to my daughter?" Another woman came inside, roaring like an angry Lion."Welcome, ma'am. What happened?" Chris walked further to approach the woman.Nathan seated patiently, foreseeing what was about to happen.He knew the product had expired and he informed Chris earlier but Chris insulted him, telling him how stupid he was to complain about the expired product.Chris ordered him to change the cartons, which he sluggishly did, Despite knowing the outcome."Are you deaf? Who sold an expired product to my daughter?" The woman shouted again, then her daughter that tailed behind pointed her index finger at Nathan."I told you about the product but.." Nathan faced Chris, trying to remind him about the instruction that he gave earlier when Chris slapped him again."Have you gone nuts? Don't you know when you are supposed to keep your mouth shut? Gosh! I can't believe that I employed a brain dead person! See what your stupidity has caused!" Chris shifted all the blame on Nathan, who was only looking like a dummy because he was surprised and astonished, not expecting his boss’ outburst."I apologize ma'am. The mistake happened as a result of my stupid sales boy negligence and lackadaisical attitude. Let me quickly change the product for you" Chris attended to the customer in a pleasant manner that gave her satisfaction. His fake customer service left Nathan speechless as his mouth was still wide open. He watched them leaving before insulting the hell out of Nathan.After they left, he faced Nathan and chuckled. "Now, I can see why you won't be able to go far In life. You aren't smart at all and I don't think I can continue working with someone like you" Chris muttered, without caring about how Nathan was feeling at that moment."What do you mean by that? I haven't done anything wrong" Nathan was trying to come out clean but Chris seemed to have made up his mind.Chris went to the drawer attached to his office table, then he counted a few cash.He stretched his hand to Nathan, "Here is your payment. Your service is no longer needed" he informed him, without an atom of humanity or conscience felt in his voice.Nathan collected the money, still feeling the shock. He counted it and realized that it wasn't complete. The amount given to him was different from his normal allowance."This is just half of my monthly payment. What about the remaining ones? Today is twenty eight and if at all you wanted to fire me, I should be paid In full" Nathan complained, counting the money over and over again."Hey! Aren’t you supposed to be grateful that I gave you half of the payment, considering the fact that you made me lose a customer today? Do you know the worth of the goods the woman would have bought? I know you are an ingrate!" Chris snapped the money from him, leaving him with nothing."In fact, you have annoyed me and I am not paying you a dime again. Now, leave my shop before I call the security on you.” He shouted.Nathan knew he couldn't drag anything with Chris, so he left the mini supermarket in despair. He completely lost a whole month's salary because of a false accusation against him.Although he didn't collect his salary, he had the money he wanted to use to get his wife ice cream with him.Andrea, his wife, had been yearning for a plate of ice cream for a while now, so he thought he should surprise her by getting her one on her birthday.He was trying to place himself in a happy mood, imagining the joy on his wife's face and how excited she would be; when a woman, who was receiving a call and was holding a cup of coffee, was passing and collided with Nathan.The cup fell out of the person's hand, and the content spilled over her dress. The screeching voice of the woman was heard as she shouted at Nathan, “ Are you blind? Can't you watch where you are going?”Nathan raised his head to meet a young woman not older than his wife yelling on top of her voice like he was the one at fault.Nathan took a deep breath, not wanting to create another scene after what he had witnessed at the store.He took the blame and apologized, but his apologies fell on the lady's deaf ears. She scoffed, “ Are you insane! How can a grown up man like you move around without concentrating on his surroundings? Are you that dumb?” She looked at Nathan from head to toe, then she chuckled mockingly, “ I see! No wonder you are senseless. You can't even dress up like a normal human being, so why wouldn't you misbehave? If I were you, I would be ashamed to go out in this rag you called cloth. You didn't have money to buy clothes because you are worthless, why would you try to spoil mine?” The lady yelled, spatting at his face.Her voice had created a scene. Some customers brought out their phones to take a video, while some were laughing at Nathan's predicament.Some squeezed their faces in disgust as they checked him out.“ Why would the security allow someone like him to enter this place? He looks like a beggar.” Someone said “ I'm sure he doesn't have money to buy any ice cream. He might be here to beg or steal from them. He should be sent out before he chases away the customers” Another person murmured.Nathan was extremely embarrassed from all the demeaning words thrown at him. He couldn't bear the shame anymore, so he turned to leave but he was dragged back by the lady.“ Where the hell do you think you are going? Won't you do something about my dress? I'm smelling ice cream for crying out loud!” She said in a frustrated voice.Nathan sensed the lady's anguish because of her spoilt’s cloth, so he tried to persuade her “ Can you please follow me somewhere to clean this mess up? A dry cleaner’s place will do” He suggested.The lady laughed hysterically, “ Do you think I will follow you to a local dry cleaner's place so that they can spoil my clothes? Do you know how expensive this cloth is? Of course, you can't, because your entire generation cannot even afford it. Get out of my way! You are trash and a scumbag! You shouldn't be allowed to mingle with people in public.” She pushed him out of her sight, then she marched away in anger.Nathan breathed a sigh of relief that she finally left him alone, then he quietly walked out of the restaurant in shame. He was left with no choice but to go home empty handed. No more ice cream for his darling wife and his surprise was ruined.He was left with no other option than to go home hurriedly so that he could decorate the house before Andrea could be back from work. It was the house he shared with her and his in-laws. He just managed to finish paying the mortgage a month ago. He worked overtime as a waiter at a restaurant just to earn enough money for the payment. The first time he discussed marriage with Andrea, she agreed but she gave him a condition. She wanted him to buy her a house with her parents, else the marriage won't be consummated. He wanted to live with his wife and make his own family, so he worked day and night to save up enough money to pay for the mortgage and also buy her an expensive necklace for her birthday. She had always wanted a house of their own, so he was happy to fulfill her wish. As he moved closer to his apartment, he saw the familiar Porsche his wife drove and he was surprised. “ Andrea is supposed to be in the office by this time, is there something wrong with her?”He became worried and he started having different negative thoughts as he climbed on the porch of their apartment.As he inserted his key to open the door, he heard some pleasurable moans from the house. He thought his wife didn't usually bring her friends home and his father-in-law wasn't around, so who could have brought a man to their house, “Where is this sound coming from?” He wondered He opened the door and he entered. He saw male and female clothes littered around the living room, but he didn't see anybody. His heart was palpitating as he checked the clothes on the floor. Apart from the clothes, he saw two glasses of wine with an empty bottle of alcoholic wine placed on the table.“ This wine is too expensive. Who could be the person that could afford this?” he muttered to himself.He checked the kitchen and he found nobody,so he decided to check the room.He walked to the room like someone walking on an eggshell. He made sure he didn't make any sound as if he was a guard trying to catch a thief. As he got closer to the room, the moan became clearer and it resembled that of his wife. He stood at the door confused, as the voice kept resounding in his ears. He thought something was wrong with his hearings. " Not it can't be", he shook his head doubtfully.He pushed the door violently and he was shocked at the scene before him. His breath caught in his throat, extremely tense and emotional with the situation that greeted him. Lying in the middle of their bed was his wife writhing in ecstasy, with a man on top, banging the daylight out of her.The couple on the bed were oblivious to the door that opened. They were so engrossed in the pleasure, that they failed to notice the presence of anyone in the room. He wiped off his face with his hands, just for him to be sure that he just witnessed a live porn display before him.“ Andrea!” He screamed.At the sound of her name, Andrea cursed loudly and she hurriedly covered herself with a duvet.“ Shit! Shit! Why didn't you lock the door?” She cried out at the man beside her, who hadn't raised his head from the bed. “ Wha…what are you doing at home by this time of the day, Nathan? Aren't you supposed to be at work?” She stammered and bowed her head in shame.Nathan widened his eyes at the foolish question asked by his girlfriend, “ shouldn't I be asking you that same question?” He asked, disgustingly staring at the naked body he had always wished to see. Despite staying under the same roof and married for almost two years, Andrea had not bathed or undressed in his presence. She told him she was protecting her body for the right time for when they bought their house. He gritted his teeth as he saw her flaunting the nakedness he thought he was preserving for only himself.“ Erm, I was having a little headache and Mr Felix here brought me home to rest. It's not what you are thinking,
Still in shock, Nathan batted his eyelashes twice to be sure he wasn't dreaming. With a shaky voice, he faced his soon-to-be ex-wife, “Your house? I paid for everything in this house with my sweat. If anyone is to leave this house, that would be you and your family!, so pack your things and leave this house!”Andrea smiled wickedly, she walked seductively around him, then she uttered with a deadly glare, “ Have you forgotten this house was bought in my name? If you don't want to be disgraced, I will advise you to pack your things and leave this house quietly, because legally, this house is mine”Hot tears continued pouring out of his eyes. He couldn't believe he had been tricked by the woman he loved. Not only had he lost his woman, he had also lost the house he struggled to pay its mortgage.“ How could you do this to me? Do you even have a heart at all?” he lamented. He had trusted the wrong person and he had lost everything he worked hard for.With no hope left for him, he knew his
Detached from the normal physical world, Nathan found himself in a strange environment. The place was a flat mountain surrounded by clouds. What was magnificent about the new place was that the mountain didn't touch the ground surface, nor was it in the sky. It was placed in-between the earth and heaven.Initially, Nathan was feeling lost and disoriented, “ Where is this strange place? Why am I here? What brought me to this place?”. These were all the unanswered questions going through his mind. He shouted on top of his voice, “ Hello! Hello!, Who is here please?”When he didn't get any response, a great fear consumed him. He started walking around the mountain randomly. “ Am I dead? Oh no! I can't be dead. I promised mom to be a great man, so it's not possible for me to be dead now” he lamented.He was still lost in thought and confusion, when the cloud opened and a deep raging fire emerged from it. The fire was moving towards his direction with a force, that was when Nathan sensed
“ Nathan? You?” Andrea watched as Nathan stood gallantly with confidence before her. His facial expression was blank with no emotion in it. Andrea became angry at his nonchalant attitude about her outburst. She started yelling at him, “ Were you so hurt with this divorce that you decided to boost your ego? Why did you hire people to act as your bodyguards? You even went as far as paying a huge amount to rent cars, just to show off. You must be stupid to think I will fall for this charade. If you have this kind of money to throw around, why didn't you take care of me more when we were together? Now that we almost finalize our divorce, you are trying to present yourself as who you are not. You are just shameless.” She hissed at Nathan, but the latter didn't react to her silly display of immaturity.“ Are you done ranting? Let's get inside and finalize the divorce. I have something more important to do, so I don't have time for your chit chat” Nathan said calmly. He didn't stutter, no
Nathan looked up to assess the man that interrupted his conversation with Megan. Immediately the man entered, Megan, with every other servant, had their head bowed in respect. He was still staring in confusion, when the man moved closer to give him a tight hug.“ Thank Goodness you are alive, I thought I would never set my eyes on you again. I'm glad you are here, champ” The man sniffed in tears as he hugged Nathan. The embrace was a feeling of longing for a loved one. The hug was so tight that Nathan had to cough to give him a signal.“ Huh, you are choking me please” He uttered respectfully, as the man was old enough to be his father.The man let go of him immediately and started touching Nathan's body for any bruises or damage. He hugged him one more time, then he held his shoulder,“ I'm sorry I squeezed you, I was overwhelmed with joy seeing you. How are you doing? I'm sorry your uncle failed you. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you when you needed me the most. Please forgive me, b
“ Uproot the tree that supplied the hot breeze in the palace? What do you mean by that statement, uncle?” Nathan asked with confusion visible on his face.“ Yeah! There were confusing incidents that led to your disappearance from the palace, so we need to focus on the architect of these problems. After I traveled on a business trip, I came back to find the palace in sorrow. You were nowhere to be found, my dad, Zac Armstrong was found dead and King Lucas, my younger brother was bedridden. Many warriors were murdered and some were injured. The reason for the attack and the person behind it wasn't yet known to me. Although I have my suspicions, I need to be sure so I won't punish innocent people. I want concrete evidence to bring the bad people and their evil deeds into limelight. That's why we need you to carry out some missions before you can be introduced as the prince of the sorcery kingdom” Alex repliedHe Watched as Nathan digested the new information given to him. He knew the p
The look of determination and strong power for revenge on Nathan's face came as a surprise to everyone standing in the living room. They were shocked by his sudden switch of emotions, he switched from being vulnerable by remembering his so-called mother's sudden and horrible death, to that of a strong-willed young man who was ready to face anything for justice.The fear from Alex's face cleared off as he saw the readiness on his nephew's face.“ It wasn't difficult to convince him after all”, he thought.He looked at Meghan’s face, then he gave a sigh of relief. His initial thoughts were the time it would take them to convince Nathan, but everything went well.He readjusted his position on his seat, then he faced Nathan, eyeball to eyeball. His face was drained from any emotions and the pain he felt for years was evident. As he wanted to talk, his voice was coarsed, so he cleared his throat.“ I know you want revenge and justice for Martha's death, but this mission was more huge than
At the same time at Andrea's place, Nathan's former house, Josephine had just come back from a party organized by a close friend. She didn't have any reasonable job at hand, except to feed off her daughter's spouse. The family was living off Nathan, now it was Felix's income keeping them alive.She was surprised to see the house in total silence. If her husband, Arthur wasn't disturbing the house, Andrea would. She checked the room she shared with her husband and she didn't find him there, then she moved to her daughter's bedroom.She met Andrea sitting on her bed, she was lost in thought with her back turned towards the entrance. She didn't even hear the sound of the door opening, nor did she hear the sound of her mother's footsteps entering the room.Josephine hissed when she saw her daughter's vulnerable condition. She marched towards her, then she forcefully lifted her head.“ Are you still here sulking around? You should have come to a conclusion on how to deal with this pregnanc