After knocking for a while, he finally heard the sound of footsteps coming close to the door.“Who’s at my door at this late hour?” The man spoke, sounding alert.“It's me, Charles. Please open up.” Charles pleaded, hoping he was going to disregard the fact that he had given him a bad impression the first time.“Charles?” The tech expert repeated, sounding baffled.Then the door clicked open, and Charles fell to the ground immediately, still feeling a bit weak. “Oh, my goodness. What’s wrong, Charles?” He asked, looking concerned as he tried to help him up.“I got…” Charles tried to speak out, but he had used up the little strength he had gained, so he just lied helplessly in his arms.He brought Charles to the living room, and laid him on the sofa, then opened up his shirt and tried to find out the problem. But it was seeming difficult for him to find out what the problem was. He needed to wait until Charles woke up, and before that could happen, he would have to take some steps fir
Although, this was good news for Charles, but like any human, he needed to process his thoughts to catch up with the flow of things.“Well, I’ll give you space to rest some more. You’ve had a long day.” Andrew said as he rose to his feet, and then patted Charles on his shoulder, and left.Charles leaned on the sofa’s headboard, and let out a deep breath. He was beginning to see his mother in a new light; like she was a great person who was capable of intimidating people with her wealth, status, and influence.“Well, I guess it’s my father who rid her of her all she was, and all she had, making her suffer like she deserved it. Since that’s the ay he played it out, then I’ll be the one to re-instate my mother’s name. I will carry on her legacy, and make her proud, wherever she is.” Charles thought to himself.Then he picked up his phone, and texted James and Vera. “I’m fine. Will see you guys later.”After sending out the texts to them, he laid back on the sofa, wanting to get more res
Vera walked past the park she and Louis had stayed in the last time they had met. She smiled as she recalled him asking for a kiss as her penalty."What? It's too hard?" He had asked her, in a teasing tone. "Well, um… no." Vera could recall how heated her cheeks had been as she had spoken those words. She had never kissed a boy in all her life. Louis had looked at her with mockery in his eyes like he was able to read her mind and pick out her concerns, so Vera had leaned over with her burning cheeks, and had placed a kiss on his— a soft one.Even kissing him on the cheeks had felt odd to Vera, too strange, too close, and personal. After the kiss, she had been unable to lick her lips for minutes. The thoughts had invaded her mind over the course of the next three days. That day, Louis had laughed, and it had been so weird to see him laugh at being kissed on the cheek by a girl that she had joined in his laughter. The both of them had continued to laugh, and after laughing to satisfa
“Come on in.” Andrew urged.“That’s your bathroom. Why are we going into a bathroom?” Charles asked, looking really baffled.“Yeah, I know. Can you just trust me, Charles?” Andrew chuckled, sensing Charles’ nervousness.Then Charles took in a deep breath, and let it out.“Well, let’s take this risk now that we are here.” Charles thought to himself.“Alright.” He spoke, and walked up to Andrew who held the bathroom door open.As he walked past Andrew, and walked into the bathroom, Andrew shut the door behind him, then he pressed a button right beside the shower, and a rectangular space opened like a door.“What’s this?” Charles asked, looking amused while he was staring at that rectangular space, pushing inside like it was creating a pathway for them. Then it stopped, and opened. Charles’ eyes widened in amusement. He hadn’t walked into the pathway, and although, all he was seeing was darkness, he had a feeling that there was something more that could sweep him off his feet.“Come on,
It was hard to explain what kissing Louis felt like. She had never kissed anyone, so she didn't expect it to feel as weird as that. His lips were soft, and he kissed her softly, cuddling her lips with his. Her heart began to beat faster, and her palms released excess sweat. Vera didn't know how she was to feel or what she was to do. They were so close to each other. So close that she could feel his warmth, through her clothes.It awakened new feelings in her— feelings she never thought she'd have. His arm tightened around her waist, pulling her closer, and the other cupped her face, tilting her neck upwards. Although she didn't know how to kiss, she parted her lips, and their kiss got deeper. If there was anything she knew, it was that she wanted the kiss badly at the moment. The both of them stayed there, kissing right in front of her house. For Vera, it was a very magical feeling, as the wind moved through her hair, and clothes. The trees whispered to each other, and the kiss wa
Charles couldn't deny that he felt a little nervous. It felt like lead had been thrown into his stomach, and was weighing him down. His head seemed to be ringing, and it almost felt like he could feel the blood rushing in his veins. He kept on swallowing, as Andrew sat in front of four different computers that looked a little weird.Charles couldn't get used to a computer looking like that. After typing long enough to keep the tapping going in Charles' head, he went to meet him, and began to stick some circle-like things to his temples and forehead. The circle-like things had long wires which connected to the large computers, and Charles suddenly got the strange feeling that he was about to be electrocuted. He knew he wasn't supposed to get cold feet. After all, he was a man, but still, it did nothing to douse the flames of fear and insecurity growing within him."Is it going to hurt?" He finally asked, and Andrew chuckled."Nah. Not a bit." He assured him, and went back to the comp
Vera continued to stare at Louis as her cab drove past him, and unable to leave him waiting there, she stopped the driver. “I'll get off here.” She said, and the driver stopped the car, after swerving off the road. Vera pushed open the door, paid the man, and began to walk back to the cafe. As she did, her heart thumped loudly in her chest. As she walked, she seemed to be fighting a battle inside of her head.'You don't know him.’ A voice said.'Are you willing to throw away your feelings all because he's a stranger? He's bared himself to you, he's willing to love you.’ Another arose.‘Don’t forget that strangers are dangerous, Vera.''If Louis leaves, you'll be the one hurting twice as much because you could have been with him, you could have allowed yourself to find happiness. This is the first time anyone this serious has ever approached you, you're not going to throw it away. Do you have to torture yourself this way? You like him, then accept it.’ 'No. You don't just accept str
Charles never knew that he would feel so happy to see the old system notification back. There were days when he thought hard, and racked his brain to think of where or on who he could spend the money.In fact, it had once gotten to a stage when he felt frustrated and tired of the whole tasks, but right now, he felt like the happiest man on earth, happy to do any task which the system wanted him to perform.“So, I guess you have 24 hours to perform this task.” Andrew said, looking at him with a smile.He knew how happy Charles was, so it was more like he had contacted that joy, and was ready to do more things which would make him happy.“That reminds me. What could happen if I fail any of the tasks given to me?” Charles asked, finally glad that he had someone who could give him an answer to this question which had been on his mind.“Oh, that’s true! Well, if you fail tasks, you will face a penalty. A hundred million dollars or even a billion could disappear from your account, or you mi