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 coming up. Tell me you're just kidding!" he added. "I don't care about our 4th anniversary because we're done, and you want a reason? I'll give you one." She looked at him carefully. "Because you're poor, I'm jealous of other couples who can go to different places to celebrate their anniversary. But you! You can't even buy your own house, do you think you can go to the places I want to go? I don't like you because you're just poor! I don't see you in my future, Elijah!" He was completely speechless because of what Mara said. It's like he was stabbed a million times because of what she said, just because he's poor she wants to break up with him? When he didn't say a word, shecompletely left him. He doesn't understand his feelings right now, just because he is poor she will leave him? He loves her so much and he can't lose her but what she said is like his world has been destroyed and he doesn't know how to get it back. He couldn't focus on work since that happened, he also tried several times to go to Mara's house but every time he went she always wouldn't let him in as if he had a serious illness that she had to avoid him. Elijah knows that he has not been a perfect boyfriend for her, he knows that he also has imperfections, but he is trying to make up somehow but because he is poor, she will break up with him. Little by little, he understood that because Mara is rich, there is a man out there who is better than him. That's when he accepted her separation. But even if he accepted it, it didn't mean he was able to move on. Eliijah focused his attention more on his work, so that somehow he could forget about his break up with her. Even though he was drunk, he left that bar when he realized that Mara was also in that bar with her new man. When he got home to Flor's house, he caught her and June, her husband, fighting and shouting at each other. "You're worthless, why don't you look for a job?!" Flor yelled at her husband. "Then what?! When I find a job, you're just going to spend my money at the casino?!" June fired back at her. Because Elijah opened the door, the two stopped shouting. Flor quickly approached him. "Do you have any money with you?" Flor asked him and took out a cigarette from her pocket. He felt sad because this was the first question he was asked instead of asking where he got the wounds on his face and body. "I don't have-" he stopped speaking because Flor's lighter quickly hit his face. "You're also useless! Why did I adopt you?!" Flor yelled at him as she looked at him evilly. "I regret adopting you, you know that? You're useless! You're just like June!" she added. He didn't answer because he was used to what she was saying to him, he walked to go to his room. Before he left, he heard her speak again. "Why don't you want to work at my bar? Many women will fall for your handsome face! Your face is a waste if you don't use it." Elijah sighed before entering his room, it was a small room and only contained a bed and his cabinet. Raiven said it was just like a storage room when he came here. Flor always forced him to work at her bar, he didn't want to because he knew what would happen. She will just sell his body and he doesn't want that to happen. That's not a good job for him. 'I wish Flor would treat me right,' he prayed that before he slept. The next day, he left Flor's house early to work again at the grocery store. The grocery store opens early, so he also has to come in early in the morning. When he got there, Armando who was busy counting his money ignored him. When the time passed, customers came one after the other. He barely had a break because he did nothing but sit and do his work. When he finished his work, he quickly left. Elijah realized that he needed to find another job, he knew that his boss was paying him unfairly. But he continued to work because he had no choice. He sat on a bench he saw, it was near the highway and there weren't many passing cars because it was late at night. When he left the orphanage he thought his life would be fine but no, he felt even more suffering in life. He didn't want to admit to himself that his life had become even more difficult when he got out. He leaned on the bench and suddenly thought of his parents. Others say that he has a foreign race because of the color of his eyes. He said to other people that he doesn't want to meet his parents because they abandoned him, but the truth is that he wants to see his parents. But he doesn't know how and where to start. He had many questions in his mind, why did they leave him in the orphanage, was there a reason? Those who took care of him at the orphanage said that he was still young when a man left him. Elijah was wearing a bracelet when the man left him outside the orphanage, and he is still hiding that bracelet until now.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
Chapter 1 : Welcome To My Miserable LifeIn a dark street, and only the sound of Elijah Verrazano cheap shoes could be heard. He was sweating while running down the street. He's been running the street for a minute but he still hasn't found the man he's looking for.The man he was looking for didn't pay for what he bought at the grocery store where Elijah worked, he worked there as a cashier.He stopped running because he was facing a wall and he had nowhere to run. He sighed loudly when he realized he didn't catch the man he was chasing.'I'm dead for sure' Elijah thought.The price of what the man bought that he didn't pay was huge, Elijah knew that would be deducted from his salary. His salary is already small, then what will he receive when it is deducted into his salary? 'There will be nothing left of my salary if that happens'Elijah walked back to the grocery store, his walking slowly because of nervousness. He could feel his hands getting cold and his breathing fast.'Can I j