2024-08-17 03:44:09Jeremiah spent a whole ten minutes lying on the ground, not being able to believe that in less than a couple of minutes he had lost the only person that made him happy.
"What do I do now? All the years I put into our relationship, trying my best to make her happy was all for nothing. If only I wasn’t a nobody who couldn’t afford to give her what she wanted—" Jeremiah said but was interrupted when his phone started ringing. "Who the hell is it this time?" Jeremiah grumbled and decided to ignore the call. After a few seconds, the call ended but then the phone started ringing again. Jeremiah got angry that the caller couldn’t take the hint to not call back. He sat up and took out his phone from his pocket so he could terminate the call. He was about to hit the terminate button but looked at the caller ID and his eyes widened. He quickly changed tunes and, instead, swiped to answer the call then he put the phone on his ear. "Good evening, nurse Victoria! I hope everything is alright, seeing as how you're calling me at such a late h—" Jeremiah said but was cut off. ["Where are you right now, Mister Jeremiah?"] Jeremiah grimaced in confusion. Because the nurse was a trained professional, he couldn't get a read on what was going on through her voice. "I'm currently outside.” He replied. [“You’re not driving by any chance are you?”] “Where would someone like me get a car to drive— I mean, no I’m not. Is anything the matter?" ["Well, I have great news to tell you.”] “Great news? What is it?” [“Your mother has finally woken up from her coma"] "What?!" Jeremiah exclaimed. ["I don't know if you're busy but can you come to the hospital right now?"] "Of course! I'll be there as fast as I can!" Jeremiah said with a huge smile on his face and the nurse ended the call. Finally, something positive. Jeremiah got on his feet and walked until he was able to get a taxi that took him to the hospital. He rushed into the hospital and went straight to the reception. "Excuse me but I'm looking for—"Jeremiah said to the nurse at the reception but was interrupted from behind. "Mister Jeremiah." Jeremiah recognized the voice and turned around to see Nurse Victoria. He rushed to where she was. "I came as fast as I could, just like I promised. Was what you said over the phone true? Did my mom really wake up from her coma?" Jeremiah asked and the nurse smiled. Immediately, Jeremiah’s face lit up. Elated by the news, he placed his hands on the nurse's shoulders and said "Are you being for real? Mom really woke up from her coma after these many years?" "That's right. It really is a miracle because even we didn't think she was ever going to regain consciousness after so many years but I guess she never gave up and—" Nurse Victoria said and before she knew it, Jeremiah hugged her. The nurse blushed. "Mister Jeremiah, what are you doing?" She asked nervously. Jeremiah jolted and immediately stopped hugging her. He scratched the back of his head bashfully and said "I'm sorry about that. I was just so happy that I lost control for a moment. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable" Nurse Victoria cleared her throat and arranged her uniform. "It's fine. I understand how news like that could affect you enough to do what you did, but in case of next time, don't go hugging people without their permission first" "Of course. I'll be more mindful next time" Jeremiah smiled then dropped his hand from the back of his head. "I know she just woke up but is it possible for me to see her right now? I've had a really terrible evening and seeing her will help cheer me up" "I don't think that should be a problem but I'll have to talk to—" Nurse Victoria said but she was suddenly distracted by something happening in the distance. "Nurse Victoria? What is it?" Jeremiah asked then turned around to look at what the nurse was staring at. "That's Doctor Gabriel, the doctor in charge of your mother's care" Jeremiah grimaced and said, "Okay, then where is he running to? Also, why does he look so panicked?" Confused, Nurse Victoria said "I don't know but from the direction he’s running in, I think he’s going to the Intensive Care Unit which is where your mother is" Jeremiah's eyes widened in shock. “My mom? Do you think something happened to her?!” Jeremiah asked the nurse desperately. “I don’t know, but I’ll go check. Please wait for me in the waiting area” Hesitant about doing what the nurse asked, Jeremiah agreed and went to wait for her in the waiting area while she went to find out why Doctor Gabriel was in such a hurry. While in the waiting area, Jeremiah’s heart pounded in his chest and he prayed that his mother was okay. He just got her back and it’ll be terrible if he lost her again. A couple of minutes later, Nurse Victoria came to find him in the waiting area and when he saw her, he rushed to his feet. "So what did you find out? Did it have anything to do with my mom?” Jeremiah asked and Nurse Victoria nodded. Jeremiah grimaced in confusion. “Wait, I thought she had just woken up from her coma and was okay enough to have visitors so what happened all of a sudden?" Jeremiah asked hurriedly. Nurse Victoria had a guilty expression on her face. “Nurse Victoria, what aren’t you telling me?” Jeremiah frowned. "Your mother was okay when I called you to come to the hospital but not long after you arrived, she went into cardiac arrest.” “Cardiac arrest?!” Jeremiah jolted “As in a heart attack?!” “That’s right. Doctor Gabriel and the nurses are trying their best to make sure she's okay but there's no update as of yet. I'll go back and find out more information about what's happened since then, so please just sit down and—" Nurse Victoria said but stopped mid-sentence when she saw Doctor Gabriel walking up to her and Jeremiah. "Doctor?" She grimaced. Doctor Gabriel looked at Jeremiah and said "You are Missus Lauretta's son, right?" Jeremiah nodded. "That's right. My name is Jeremiah Garrick and I'm registered as her guardian, so please tell me what happened to my mom, doctor?" The doctor cleared his throat and then gulped. "We tried all we could, but despite our best efforts, we weren't able to save Missus Lauretta. Her body was so weak from all the years she was in the coma that the strain of a heart attack was just too much for her to handle. I'd like to offer my sincerest condolences for your loss" Doctor Gabriel said and Jeremiah’s heart sank into his stomach.
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Jeremiah, who tried to cope with what he just heard, chuckled. “I’m sorry, doctor, but I don’t think I heard you properly. You said my mother is what—?“ Jeremiah said, trying his best to trick himself into not believing what Doctor Gabriel told him. Unfortunately, the sad expressions he saw on the doctor's and Nurse Victoria’s faces made it hard. "Doctor Gabriel, please stop joking,” Jeremiah said and then looked at Nurse Victoria beside him. "My mom is fine so tell Doctor Gabriel to stop lying to me. Please" Jeremiah pleaded but all he got from the nurse was the look of pity. "I'm sorry Mister Jeremiah, but as I said, her body was just too weak for the severity of the heart attack. Please accept my condolences" Doctor Gabriel lowered his head to Jeremiah. Jeremiah's eyes widened when the realization of his mother’s death finally sank in. Confused and lost about what to do, he looked at the Doctor and didn’t know what to say back. “I know this doesn’t ease your pain but
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Mary threw the jewelry box on the floor and held the necklace between her middle and index fingers."I said are you fucking stupid? This cheap thing is what you thought a classy woman like me would like? Tell me, Jeremiah, how am I supposed to walk around with this nonsense around my neck?" She asked aggressively and Jeremiah grimaced."But you were singing how much you wanted it not too long ago, which is why I got it. What changed?” Jeremiah asked.“I did! My level has been upgraded, thanks to Paul, and even holding this thing makes my skin crawl. This is what I think of your stupid anniversary gift," she said then walked over to where the trash can was and threw the necklace inside.She smacked her tongue then returned to the couch to get her cardboard box of personal belongings and started heading for the door. "Mary, how can you be this cruel? Can we just sit down and talk about all of this? If not for me then do it for the years we spent together" Jeremiah pleaded but his words
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“I must be dreaming” Jeremiah couldn’t believe what he was seeing and he started slapping his cheek multiple times. “Wake up! Wake up! No way any of this is real” he said as he continued to slap himself, but instead of waking up like he expected, all he got was a hot and stinging cheek. He changed tactics. “Maybe, it’s a mistake from my bank” Wanting to confirm, Jeremiah called the manager of the bank he uses and after a couple of seconds, the phone was answered. [“Hello?”] Jeremiah said hurriedly “Good evening, Mister Victor. This is Jeremiah Garrick, one of the customers of Polaris Bank and I got your number when I opened my account” [“Okay and why are you calling at this time of the night? Don’t you know I was about to go to bed?”] Jeremiah could hear the irritation in Victor’s voice but he understood where it was coming from. After all, even he would be annoyed if someone called him at that time of the night, so not feeling insulted by it, he pushed on. “I sincerely ap
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A victorious smile crept onto his face.He hadn’t felt so alive in his entire life. After reveling in his victory for a few seconds, Jeremiah called his father.“Dad, I just fired Victor so please find a new and respectful manager that’ll take his place. Also, ban him from ever finding work in any of the businesses owned by our family”[“No problem, son. Kingston will be on that with immediate effect”]“Thank you” Jeremiah smirked.[“You’re welcome, son. Now, back to why I called you earlier. Because of the large amount of money you received in your bank account, the money would most definitely be frozen. The account would need to be upgraded before you can access the money and you would also need a better debit card with a bigger spending limit. With that said, can you go to the bank first thing tomorrow morning to get that done? Victor’s replacement would have already been instated and awaiting your arrival”]Jeremiah, who thought he could just use the money that was resting in his
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“Jeremiah,” Mary said with a condescending tone. Jeremiah paused and slowly turned to face them, only to see the belittling looks they had for him. It was like they were looking at a piece of dog shit on the ground. “What are you doing here? I’m surprised a peasant like you has an account with this bank.” Paul said. Jeremiah frowned at him. “What business is that to you?” Jeremiah asked. Paul scoffed. “What a mouth you have. I’m surprised it hasn’t been permanently shut after last night” Paul chuckled. “Jeremiah, what are you doing here?” Mary asked and Jeremiah looked at her. “I’m the one who should be asking you that question. The last time I checked, you don’t bank with Polaris Bank so what could possibly bring you here?” Jeremiah asked. Mary tightened her hold of Paul’s arm, her breasts pressing against his well-defined biceps as she said “Paul brought me because he wants to open an account for me. From today, he’ll be giving me a weekly allowance of ten thousand dollars
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Jeremiah’s face twitched after hearing Andrews call him his other name. “So you know about my real identity too. That’s interesting” Jeremiah scoffed then did a scan of the other people standing and watching him and Andrews. “That’s a neat trick. Unfortunately, your illusions don’t work on me— not anymore anyway— so it would be better if you just deactivate it and stop wasting mana” Jeremiah said. Andrews looked at the other people on the premises, who smiled at him and Jeremiah, groaned and said “I wonder what changed to make my magic no longer work on you. Is it perhaps that box you won from the auction because it would make sense why you were so interested in it.” Andrews chuckled, returned his gaze to Jeremiah, and continued, “It’s a shame I didn’t see how valuable it was to bid for it. But even if I had, you would have outbid me, wouldn’t you?” Andrews deactivated his illusion magic and everyone on the premises, beside him and Jeremiah, disappeared. “…” Jeremiah refraine
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Reliving his memories of the auction, Jeremiah started to notice some strange inconsistencies with them like a veil was being lifted off his mind. To be specific, his memories of Andrews and Martha took on a different and clearer light and he realized the truth which was that there was nobody like Martha in the entire auction. However, that didn’t make sense because not only him but the auctioneer and everyone else in the auction house interacted with her so what was going on?Jeremiah was confused and the more his memories of the auction cleared, the more he understood until finally he realized what happened— Martha was never real and was created by an illusion spell to trick not just him but everyone else in the auction. Just as he figured that out and the false memories were cleared off his mind, leaving only the real one, Jeremiah realized that he had figured out the truth before but back when he did, something— the veil as he termed it— covered his mind and made him forget unt
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All the salespeople who saw Jeremiah walk past them greeted him because they remembered seeing him go to the auction area with the manager earlier. Then not king after, Jeremiah made it out of the store. He walked over to his motorcycle and got on. However, instead of driving away, he first called Daniel to let him know that he had gotten the ring.He took out his phone from his pocket, woke the screen, and to his surprise he had two missed calls from Daniel that came during the auction.“That’s right, I put my phone on silent mode when I entered the auction house so as not to cause any distractions,” Jeremiah said to himself.The manager had been the one who asked him if his phone was on silent mode and told him to put it on when they entered the auction area. It was a rule of the auction house that all phones were either switched off or on silent mode so they didn’t make noise.Jeremiah quickly deactivated his phone’s silent mode and called Daniel.After ringing for a few seconds,
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“Thank you all for coming. We promise to get even better items and invite you guys for an even better experience in the near future. As for those who won the auctioned items, your items will be ready for you when you leave so be sure to get them on your way out.” The auctioneer took a deep breath and sighed— happy with the turnout of the day’s auction as it was the most successful one he had ever hosted.“I have been Evans Nelson, your auctioneer for today and I’ll be seeing you guys really soon,” The auctioneer said, bowed in respect, and walked away while the bidders clapped for him.Since they had accomplished their purpose for being there, everyone started getting up from their seats but instead of leaving like they normally would, they hung around. They talked to each other, discussing the experience they had with that particular auction, while their eyes were discretely on Jeremiah, waiting for the perfect moment to talk to him. They had been planning their approach ever since
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“Two hundred million dollars!” Andrew’s words echoed through the entire auction house. “Wow,” the auctioneer said, a strong look of amazement adorned on his face “To think that I wouldn’t even get the chance to call the starting price before it got pushed to such an insane amount. Looks like I can always count on you, Master Andrews, to make this auction very interesting.” Though everyone was annoyed by Andrews's offer, the auctioneer was elated. Since the price had been made to start at two hundred million dollars and he was to get five percent of that, his ten million dollars was already set.Ten million dollars, however, wasn’t enough for the auctioneer. He was greedy— wanting more money—and for that, he had to see if the other bidders were willing to up the price. Martha had said earlier that none of the other bidders should bother bidding when Andrews had taken interest in any of the items being auctioned because he was always going to outbid them and that pissed the auctionee
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Hearing the murmurs being made about the Black card made the auction staff who Jeremiah had handed it to become conscious of the fact that he was holding such an important and valuable item. “Holy shit! I’m holding the Sentry Bank Black card in my hand right now,” the staff member said internally, doing his best to maintain composure.However, it proved to be quite a challenge, as his hand trembled from the nerves acting up.“Hello?” Jeremiah snapped his finger in front of the staff’s face, bringing him back to reality after he seemed to have been lost in his own world for some seconds“Any time today please” Jeremiah grimaced, then shifted his gaze to the card payment machine in the staff’s hand as a silent way of telling him to process the payment he was there for.“I’m terribly sorry about that, sir.” the staff said hurriedly then started preparing the transaction. He keyed in ten million dollars into the card payment machine and then inserted Jeremiah’s debit card inside.All th
