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 suddenly lose my job? I only made a mistake once, right? I make sure it won't happen again," he murmured, his voice is shaking. 'I can't lose my job!' He hasn't even found a second job and now he's going to lose his first job? "My decision is complete, Elijah. Get out of my grocery store," his boss said and looked at him like he was a disgusting person. Elijah suddenly knelt in front of his boss, he grabbed his foot and begged for mercy. "Don't do this to me, I have no money to give to my family if I lose my job! You know this job is all I can do. Don't do this to me please," he begged and his tears fell one after the other. Armando was forcing him to remove his hand that was holding his legs. When he couldn't get rid of it, he kicked him hard. "Don't touch me! I don't care if you die if you lose your job, I don't care if you don't have a job!" Armando shouted at him. "And don't expect to receive your last salary because the man you let run away is the reason why you will not receive it. You won't get your salary anymore!" Hearing this made him completely nervous. That can't happen! "Don't do this to me! You're so heartless!" Elijah said while crying. He thought about how he would tell this to Flor. What is she going to do to him? "Leave before I call the police here," Armando finally said before leaving in front of him. He did nothing but leave the grocery store where he worked for two years. He was walking on the side of the road, the weather was hot but he didn't care because he was thinking about what was happening to him now. He no longer has a job. How can he live? He doesn't even have a coin saved because Flor takes everything he earns from his job, she gets angry when he doesn't give it all. So in the end Elijah had nothing left, it was a miracle if he had any coins left. He can't understand why this is happening to him, is he a bad guy in his past life so this is happening to him? He needs money! It seems that he should really accept the job that Raiven offered him. The only place he would go now was his friend's bar. It was far but he didn't have money to pay for a taxi so he preferred to walk. While walking, tears kept coming out of his eyes and he couldn't understand why they were coming out. He wiped his eyes with his palm in disgust. 'Why am I crying?' he asked himself annoyed. He doesn't have time to cry anymore, the most important thing now is to find a job. It was already afternoon when he got to Raiven's bar, he was feeling hungry and thirsty because of his several hours of walking. He felt like he was about to pass out. When he got close to Raiven's bar, he gradually heard the noise of people having fun inside the bar. When he entered, he quickly asked the bouncer where his friend was and the bouncer quickly said that Raiven was in his office. He knocked before entering, when he entered he saw him talking to someone on his cellphone, and when Raiven saw him he quickly hung up the call. Raiven looked at him from head to toe. "Why do you look like that? You look like you've been hit by heaven and earth," Raiven murmured. Elijah sat on his sofa, he leaned his back on it and closed his eyes to rest, he was very tired from walking for several hours. "I don't have a job anymore," he answered almost in a whisper but it was enough for Raiven to hear. When he opened his eyes and saw Raiven looking at him with a surprised face. "What the fvck happened?" Raiven asked him. "I don't really know the reason why I was fired, but I think it was because I let the man not pay for what he bought," he answered. "Armanso said he won't give me my last salary because it is still not enough for the price that man stole." "Just work here, don't worry." He nodded and Raiven raised his eyebrows. "You agree to work here?" his friend asked him and Elijah sighed loudly. "Yes, I have no other choice," he answered. The second reason why he refuses the job is because Mara often comes here. And he doesn't want to see her all the time because he thinks he won't be able to move on properly if he works here. But now he has no choice but to accept it because he doesn't know if he will find a job right away. "You'll always see her often, I heard she has a new boyfriend," Raiven said. "That's fine, I'll avoid them. I'll work here temporarily, I'll still look for a job. But I don't know how long it will take," he said. "I don't even know how to tell Flor about it," he uttered hopelessly.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
Chapter 2 : Memories With MaraElijah 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