"Welcome back to my house Ella, how was your flight?" Mrs. Kim asked, smiling profusely.
"My flight wasn't stressful at all. And I’ve missed you so much Mrs. Kim, how have you been?" Ella said and slightly pulled away from the embrace but still holding her hands.
"Same here Ella." Mrs. Kim answered.
It was an obvious lie. The Garrison family never cared for anyone. They're too selfish to care. All they wanted was just to make money from anyone who could give it out to them.
Zoey just stood with folded hands watching her mother and her friend catch up. and while Jason also stood there watching them.
As they finished talking, it was just like they instructed them to look at Jason. And they three shouted at once.
“What are you doing there? Standing like a lost puppy,”
“Don't you know where to keep the luggage? Fool!” Jason quickly carried the luggage down to Zoey’s room. He didn't know if he should Ella unpack but he didn't want anyone accusing him.
Back in the living room…..
Mrs. Kim urged Ella to go and freshen up and come down "Go and freshen up Ella, lunch would be ready by the time you finish,"
Ella nodded and held Zoey’s hand and they walked to their rooms.
When they got inside the room, Ella saw how her luggage wasn't packed. And instantly she became angry. And yelled Jason’s name.
“Jason! Get your stupid ass here now!”
Jason hurriedly went to their room. He was scared of what he’d be expecting.
As soon as he entered, Ella grabbed him roughly shouting at him.
"Why didn't you unpack my luggage? Are you that dump? Why don't you use your common sense? Huh!" Ella questioned, hardening her hold on Jason.
"I'm sorry, Miss Ella. I didn't know that you would want me to offload your luggage for you and I didn't want to be accused of stealing." Jason remarked.
Meanwhile, Zoey was just eyeing Jason. If eyes could kill, he’d be dead by now. Ella turned to Zoey and said, "How do you cope with the dumb motherfucker? Gush! I can't deal with him.”
Zoey chuckled, “I guess we always have to break his head and put all the information we wanted inside before he could understand simple instructions.”
"No wonder he is such an embarrassment, even to his parents no wonder they gave him up. They couldn't deal with him.” Ella taunted.
Jason felt bad this time. It wasn't the usual kind of insulting words he used to hear. This one was different. He didn't know his birth parents and why they gave him up but he felt so bad that he began to shed tears.
"Stop it right now! If I hear you cry again, Jason I promise you that you are going to cry throughout the month.” Ella stated.
"Now get the hell out of here! You disgust me!" Zoey scoffed.
As Jason was going down, he met Mrs Kim coming up. She heard Ella’s voice and wanted to know what was going on.
“What's going on there? Why is our guest shouting at the top of her voice? What did you do?” Mrs. Kim asked.
"Umm… I didn't upload her luggage. I didn't know that she would want me to unpack for her. It wasn't intentional”. Jason said, trying to explain.
“You didn't know?" Mrs. Kim asked, causing me to be scared. Jason nodded and added. “I'm sorry Ma’am, I didn't know how to arrange them,”
Mrs. Kim hissed and remarked. “You should’ve shoved it down your ass!" and she went ahead to slap Jason across his face.
"Ma’am?" Jason exclaimed, holding his cheeks.
Mrs. Kim shouted angrily, “Get out of my sight, this minute,” and everyone came out of their rooms to find out what was going on.
Just as Jason held his cheeks and was climbing down, Mrs. Kim pushed him down. Jason started rolling down the stairs.
Everyone shouted, they all thought he was going to die. And the last thing the Garrison family needs now is to have any scandal.
Zoey shouted and ran down. You shouldn't have kicked me, Mom, I'm sure he didn't do anything bad to warrant this.” Zoey said. She was looking and sounding very angry. For the first time, Zoey stood up for Jason. Even her mother was surprised by Zoey’s outburst. Although she too was scared.
Ella on the other hand, just stood there watching how they were running up and down to make sure Jason was okay.
She didn't believe what was going on, her mouth was opened in awe. She knew that her family could be crazy but the Garrison family was a lot crazier.
While Zoey was trying to get the unconscious Jason to breathe. Mrs. Kim leaned down to assist so Zoey used that opportunity to scold her mother again.
"Mom, you didn't have to kick him. What did he do?”
Her mother hesitated for a while but she finally told the truth. “I just got angry because Ella was shouting and I knew that Jason was the cause of it.”
Zoey sighed, “Mom, you know Ella, she was just being dramatic. Jason didn't do anything, he was just careful with everyone which I understood. That was why I didn't talk to him. I just left Ella to satisfy herself. Mom, we can't afford any problem now. I hope Jason gets up soon.”
Mrs. Kim nodded in understanding as they continued to help Jason.
After a few more minutes, Jason opened his eyes. He was surprised to see both Zoey and Mrs. Kim on their knees attending to him. On a good day, they would have allowed him to go and die. But what happened? The memory of what just happened fled from his mind. He was confused seeing himself on the floor.
"What happened?" Jason asked
"Just go stand up, go to your room, and rest, I’ll instruct the cook to bring in your food." Mrs Kim stated.
“Was I dreaming? Food, cook? Rest? How? Jason thought. He was totally confused. As he was looking around, trying to understand what was going on, Zoey urged him."You should rest, you can have the rest of the day to yourself." They both women helped Jason up and took him to his space. After a few minutes, Jason reached his room. He heard a knock on his door and told the person to come in.It was the cook, Kelvin, with Jason’s food. Kelvin kept the food. Jason said, “Thanks, Kelvin.” Kelvin glanced at him with so much pity, he knew all that he had endured in the hands of the Garrison family. Jason had hurt himself from the fall, and he didn't think Mrs. Kim cared a lot. Now sending Kelvin to give him food was a total shocker for him.Before leaving, Kelvin paused. Jason asked what had happened and why people who despised him were being kind suddenly. He was surprised and wanted to know what happened.Kelvin explained, "Well, Jason, you had an accident, Mrs. Kim pushed you down the st
Mr. Garrison narrowed his eyes skeptically. "Work? Are you still working at the hotel? And Since when do you work late?"Jason shifted uncomfortably. "It just happened, sir. They needed extra help tonight."Mr. Garrison crossed his arms. "Hmm, we'll see about that. But don't make it a habit. I won't tolerate laziness."Jason nodded quickly. "Yes, sir, I understand. It won't happen again."Mr. Garrison grunted and waved him off. "Freshen up and come downstairs, I have something to discuss with you."Jason hurriedly retreated to his room, relieved to have avoided insults. Jason took time in his room, in fact, he forgot. He was extremely tired and needed a good rest.As he was tossing on his bed, trying to get some sleep. He heard his name. Jason! Jason!!.. Quickly he got up, knowing fully well who the voice belonged to. Jason rushed to the living room. As soon as Jason got there, Mr. Garrison was already grumbling."What is wrong with this boy? Jason! What is keeping you waiting? I wa
“Alexander! Where are you? Enough of this hide-and-seek game. It's time for dinner. Alexander!”"Mom! Dad! I'm here,” little Alexander called out, his tone shaking. Alexander’s parents walked to the backyard, and to their greatest surprise, a gun was pointed at their crying little boy’s head.The men covered their faces with masks, and despite their actions, they didn't come to play. They forced Mr. and Mrs. Hunter into their sitting room.The hunters kneeled, pleading for the men in black to spare their lives. “Here’s the Almighty President of the Hunter’s Empire, the richest man in the country. No! No!! They sarcastically said, "In the world."However, all the hunters did was cry and beg for their lives.“The President of the Hunters Empire begged. That's interesting and fun to watch. It was indeed an honour to have you kneel before me and beg. But the fun part is that you will be killed,” one of the killers stated.“Please kill me and spare my family; they are innocent. I’ll do a
Jason rolled his fist in rage, he felt like punching Zoey so hard but he knew that'd be the end of him if he tried it.Mrs. Kim walked to him and she slapped him hard."The nerve you have! How dare you glare at my daughter like that? huh!" She barked.Jason placed a hand on his cheek, and then he bowed his head, fighting off the tears that were threatening to fall."I'm sorry," He apologized. Mrs. Kim scoffed."I want to see you in the kitchen now!" Mrs. Kim ordered before leaving.They all went downstairs to the kitchen, but Jason was the only one looking nervous and unhappy. "Jason, I’ll punish you but first, go get me acup of coffee, I will be in the sitting room."Zoey wasn't happy she wanted her mother to punish me immediately as it was the only thing that gave her joy. "Mom, why don't you punish this fool now?" Zoey half shouted, but Mr Kim eyed her and she shut up at once.A Few minutes later…Jason brought the cup of hot coffee to Mrs Kim, he stretched out his hands, giving
Mrs Kim sneered."I'm sure he wouldn't die from something like this, I understand you Zoey, but you don't have to worry. I know what I'm doing, it was a harsh punishment, I was just trying to teach that fool a lesson. Everything about him irks me. If I remember all the money we wasted on him I get more angry. He should be reminded always about where he belongs,”Zoey shrugged her shoulders, and said, "I trust you, Mom, I know you wouldn't do that.”Mrs. Kim smiled at her daughter’s words and inquired. "Is Jason still in the sitting room?""He’s probably in his room sulking like a baby," Zoey answered and laughed."What is he doing in his room by this time, go and tell him to make himself useful. Or else he would receive more punishment from me. His punishment isn't over yet, there's a lot to be done around the house, I want the whole house sparkling,” Mr. Kim warned."Alright, mommy,"Zoey walked to her mom and hugged her then she walked away. Zoey walked down to the basement, his sma
"You know that you would be punished, for helping me of course and you still want to help me, knowing it'll get you in trouble if Mrs Kim finds out.""Well I don't care about them, I'm not in support of how they treat you, Jason, you're a nice man and you deserve good treatment .""Just take this like a friend helping a friend in need," she remarked. Jason shrugged."I still think you should just leave it, I can handle it, I don't want you to get into trouble because of me on your first day here.""Just let me worry about myself," Tonia replied.She picked up the mop stick and began to mop the already-cleaned room.Jason was relieved but he looked at Tonia in disbelief, admiring how much of a good heart she had. He just hoped she wouldn't get into any trouble for helping him."Take my luggage inside, before Mrs. Kim sees it. You know how dramatic she can be." Tonia said, shaking him out of his thoughts."Okay," Jason said, smiling. Then he took her bags and headed to her room.By th
"Please, stop, Tonia," Jason pleaded, he was already feeling bad. Tonia came to have a short break from school stress now she's met with this because of him. "What are you still doing here? Just get thefuck outta here now!" Mrs. Kim barked."Auntie, I had respected you enough, please don't raise your voice at me. I’ll leave this prison of a house but I have to see my uncle first,” Tonia said."Look around, do you see any trace of your uncle?" Mrs. Kim asked and Tonia shook her head."Well, I'm glad you know, your uncle is not here so you don't have any right to be here either," Zoey said with no sense of arrogance."Please forgive her!!" Zoey pleaded."You fool, if I hear your voice again, I will shut myself, do you think we are done with you?" Zoey asked angrily."Auntie, I came to discuss important things with my uncle. If I leave now, I might not get the chance to see him again, this is very important to me. I can't afford to miss this opportunity." Tonia said."Are you begging y
Jason got to his space and quickly headed for his bed. He was seriously hungry a while ago but due to what had happened, he had completely lost his appetite. How could he be comfortable when Tonia was kicked out of there because of him? Jason had regretted allowing Tonia to help him. But at the same time, happy to see someone stand up for him, someone who cares for him. Jason tried to sleep to forget his pain and the deep pain he felt. Finally, he fell into a restless sleep. He tosses left and right on his bed, sweating profusely until he jolts up from sleep. The incident that had happened made it so difficult for him to sleep. His mind kept going wide with thinking. He closed his eyes and prayed for his life to change. Jason was tired and fine with the way he lived. He imagined himself surrounded by wealth and dealing with wicked people. In his thoughts, he fought for the weak and punished those who caused people pain including the Garrison family. Jason was in his thoughts when t