Chapter 2 : Memories With Mara
Elijah slowly opened his eyes, the white ceiling is the first thing he saw. He also quickly heard the noise that he thought was the sound of music. "Are you awake, bro?" He turned to the speaker and saw his friend, Raiven. Is he the one who saved him? God, he thought that he died. "How did I get here?" Elijah asked as he slowly got up. He can still feel the pain of his wounds, he can't move his arm properly because of what happened. Raiven laughed. "I caught you being hurt by those cowards," his friend answered "What happened to you? Why are they hurting you? Do you have a debt with them?" the man added. Elijah sighed before shaking his head. "I just passed by where they were, and then the man with many tattoos on his body punched me," he explained. "It's good that they let you save me." "Of course I said Ares name," Raiven simply said. Elijah didn't say a word and just nodded. Ares is known as the leader of many gangs, he is also their friend but they only get together sometimes because Ares is always busy with things that he doesn't understand. What they know is that there are many people who want to kill Ares. So they will not be surprised if one day they hear that he is dead, but they know that he will not be killed easily. "I thought I would never see you alive, your face is full of blood when I saw you. That bullshit group is really into something," Raiven murmured. "I thought I was going to die too," he answered. "Why are you wandering around for such an hour?" Raiven asked him. "There was just a problem at the grocery store, there was a customer who didn't pay. He ran away so fast, I didn't catch up. My salary will be deducted from what that customer stole," Elijah explained and felt extremely tired. "Do you want me to beat up your boss?" Raiven laughed. He immediately looked at his friend and shook his head. He and Raiven have been friends for a long time, he doesn't even know how they lasted so long because they don't have the same attitude. But Raiven is the only one he can rely on whenever he has problems. He didn't pay attention to what Raiven said. "My boss even threatened me that if the man who stole didn't deduct my salary, he would fire me. And of course I don't want that to happen because Flor will be angry with me," he exclaimed. Raiven just looked at him. "Why did you still stay in that Flor's house? She's hurting you too, right? You can look for somewhere else to live, you're still putting up with that bitvh." "You know I don't have a choice, right? And it's okay, I owe Flor a lot because she adopted me," Elijah answered. "That's bullshit! When she adopted you, did your life go well? It didn't, right? She even made you a cleaner in her house," Raiven said annoyed. "And you can live here at my bar, I'll even give you a job." Elijah shook his head and didn't say a word. He was taken to Raiven's bar, he knew it immediately because it was where they often hung out. The man owns a bar, ever since he met him he has always been offered a job in his bar but Elijah always refuses it. "Stella always asks me about you, you know that girl likes you," Raiven suddenly said. "Why don't you want her? She's rich and kind. She also has big boobs, that girl is a full package." When he didn't say a word, Raiven examined him. "Are you still not able to move on with Mara?" Elijah quickly looked away from his question, what he did made his friend laugh even louder as if he was watching a funny show. They left that room, Elijah quickly saw the people who were having fun and dancing on the dance floor. He also saw someone making out on the sofa. He didn't know what time it was but he thought it was still night. Raiven invited him to sit down and ordered some wine. He didn't say a word and just let the man choose what they would drink. Elijah could see the reflection of his face in the glass he was holding. His face is full of band aids, there is also a scratch on his forehead, there are also bandages on his arm and legs. He thinks that if his Raiven didn't save him that would be his death. He is not afraid to die, he would rather die than continue his life that is pointless. When the bartender poured his glass, he drank it quickly, not even knowing the name of the wine he drank. He quickly felt its bitterness in his throat but somehow he felt better. Elijah couldn't count how many glasses he drank, Raiven disappeared from his side and was seen on the dance floor with a beautiful girl. He also felt dizzy and felt like he was going to vomit. So he slowly stood up and went straight to the restroom, when he opened the door he immediately saw a couple kissing each other but he didn't pay attention to them, the couple kissing each other didn't pay attention to him either. He entered a cubicle and vomited up quickly, he felt like his internal part was about to throw up. Elijah stayed in the cubicle for a few more minutes before leaving feeling better. When he got out he went straight to the sink and washed his hands and face, when he finished he was about to go out but the door of a cubicle opened and his drunkenness seemed to disappear in an instant when he saw who came out of the cubicle. Mara, his ex-girlfriend. Their eyes quickly met but she quickly looked away, Elijah looked at the man who came out of the cubicle where she came from. Elijah froze when he realized what had happened inside that damn cubicle. He quickly walked back to his couch with Raiven. When he sat down, he quickly drank alcohol again and he drank one after another, he didn't notice the tears in his eyes. 'She was quick to find someone new' he thought. Mara was the first woman he fell in love with, they were together for three years. They treated each other well and they were so in love. But one night Mara broke up with him for reasons he didn't expect. Mara broke up with him because she said he was poor.Chapter 3 : The Family Who Adopted Him"No! We're not going to break up, Mara. Let's fix it!" Elijah shouted at his girlfriend.He can't understand why she suddenly wants to break up with him, he remembers that they were eating happily yesterday. Then now she says that she wants to break up with him. "I don't want you anymore, Elijah! You're boring!" Mara shouted at him and started to walk away but he quickly chased her and grabbed her by the arm."What?! Let me go! We're done!" Mara yelled at him and started to remove his hand but he tightened his grip on it so she couldn't leave."I don't believe what you're saying, Mara..." he said softly. She stopped moving and looked at him."I don't care if you don't want to believe!" she yelled at him in annoyance and started to remove his hand again."Give me a reason! Give me a reason why you want to break up with me!" He shouted. "We've been together for three years, Mara. And you're just going to end it like that?! Our 4th anniversary is c
Chapter 4 : Fired The next day, Elijah left Flor's house early, when he left she and her husband were shouting at each other already and it was still because of the money. June is angry because she has already used up the money he gave her yesterday. Flor did not give up and said that the money will be used up naturally because he did not give a large amount of money.While walking, he thought about where he would look for another job, knowing that he would have difficulty finding it because he was not a college graduate.He thought it might be time to accept Raiven's job offer. The only thing that keeps him from accepting it is he knows that Flor will be angry at him if she finds out that he is working at a bar, knowing that Flor is offering him a job at her bar.When he entered the grocery store, he was quickly surprised by what his boss told him."What did you say?" he asked nervously, he could feel his hands getting cold.Armando grinned. "You are fired.""Wait, why did I suddenl
Chapter 5 : Leaving Flor's House Raiven gave him food and drinking water, he was really thankful that he met this kind of friend.Elijah stayed in his office for a few hours, Raiven said that his work will start tomorrow. He feels like his body doesn't want to go home because first he's afraid to tell Flor that he doesn't have a job anymore, he can say that he has a new job at Raiven's bar but he knows that Flor will be even more angry.Raiven gives him a ride with his motorcycle, because he said he had no money. He waited for Raiven's motorcycle to leave before he slowly entered Flor's house.He felt different because even though he was far away from Flor's house earlier, he didn't hear any shouting or voice, because every time he came home, he was used to hearing them shouting. Flor's voice was louder.'What's happening?'He caught her and June watching TV as if they didn't fight this morning. Seeing him, Flor quickly stood up and looked at him evilly.Elijah felt immediately very
Chapter 6 : New WorkElijah couldn't speak because of the man's question, a few seconds later he heard the man's laugh.The man fixed his hat and then spoke. "I'm just joking, bye! See you soon," the man said and quickly walked away causing him to be speechless, but before the man could leave he noticed the man's crown tattoo on his wrist.'Is he on drugs or what?' He just forgot about the man and continued walking but he couldn't help but think about what the man asked him.What would he do if he became a billionaire? Maybe he will find his real parents first.On the other hand, a 38-year-old woman sighed heavily. She faced a man wearing a hat and holding a brief case."Did you get his hair?" she asked him. "And by the way, you look weird with your outfit."The man removed his hat and sat on the sofa before answering her question. "Yeah," he answered. "And he looks so stunned when I ask him what he is going to do if he becomes a billionaire," the man added and laughed.The woman sho
Chapter 7 : False AccusationsThe woman looked at the paternity test result again, she made sure that what she read was correct. That man is indeed her son.'I can't believe I already found him!'And when she realized that the result was positive that the man was indeed her son, she quickly wiped away the tears that fell from her eyes. She spent a decade looking for her twins and now she has found one of them.Her heart was full of joy and happiness."L-Lennon, my love. Wherever you are now, I just hope that you are safe because I have found one of our two children," she whispered while holding the paternity test and tears continued to appear in her eyes. Many people, especially her family, thought that her twins were dead. But she strongly believes that they are alive, so even though there is no certainty, she does not stop doing the investigation even after several years.And now, she has found one of her twins. She feels true satisfaction as a mother who has been looking for her c
Chapter 8 : New Work"I didn't steal anything! I don't even have the urge to do that kind of thing!" Elijah explained but the blonde haired woman still looked at him angrily."Maybe he stole your phone because his jealous because he's too poor to buy a phone," the blonde haired friend said. "Stop making excuses because we already know the truth!" she added.'Damn, when you are poor no one will believe you?'Raiven suddenly came and asked what was going on. "What's happening here?" the man asked with a smile on his face."That waiter of yours stole my cellphone! Is he too poor to steal other people's things? You shouldn't hire people like him in your bar!" the blonde woman said angrily and pointed her finger at Elijah.Raiven's smile quickly disappeared because of what he heard."Huh? Elijah would never be a thief. Do you have any proof of what you're accusing?" his friend asked seriously and Elijah noticed that many people were watching them and he felt ashamed because of what was hap
Chapter 9 : Cromwell MansionThe woman looked at Ace before quickly speaking. "You really have to do that and I really want to be with him," she said.Ace nodded and sighed heavily. "He grew up in a tough life, are you sure he can handle the responsibilities he will have to face when he finally goes to the mansion?" he asked the woman."I know that and I don't trust my relatives in the mansion," the woman answered. "And I also know that the moment my enemies find out that one of my twins is alive, they will start disrupting my life again," she added."So what's your plan?" Ace asked the woman seriously.He heard her loud sigh before speaking. "That's why he has to pretend to be a security guard in the mansion," the woman answered and Ace's lips softened at what he heard."And you think he'll agree to that? That's ridiculous!" he murmured."He's looking for a new job, right? Talk to him again and tell him about being a security guard at Cromwell Mansion," the woman explained and Ace co
A beautiful abode welcomes with a big grand and gleaming door. The windows are big and the entire mansion is white, there are also many trees around that make it even more beautiful.'It's no wonder if the mansion costs a million dollars' Elijah thought.He couldn't believe that in this mansion he would be working as a security guard. He didn't know Ace personally but he really needed money so he took the risk of accepting the job the man offered."Let's go inside," Ace murmured so he quickly took his bags containing his things.The two of them walked in together, Ace opened the large door and revealed to him the quiet and empty hallway. The living room is full of expensive furniture and there are many paintings around."Every time it gets to 7pm, the Cromwells are in their room resting," Elijah heard him said."How many people live here?" he asked curiously."There used to be 28 people living here but now there are only 23."His lips parted because of what he heard, they continued wa