Chapter 6 : New Work
Elijah 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 shook her head. "It's so random that suddenly someone would ask him that," she said. "But aren't you happy that you finally found your son?" the man murmured. "I am happy even though the paternity test has not been done because I know he is my son," the woman answered. "But I still have no idea where his twin is." "They went to different orphanages so I'm sure we'll have a really hard time finding his twin," the man said. "And I'm tired of wearing this damn hat and carrying this brief case, I look like a fucking weirdo." The woman suddenly stood up and wore her mask on her face before speaking. "Let's do the paternity test, I'm excited to know the truth," she said and they quickly left together. Meanwhile, Elijah arrived at his friend's bar and explained what happened. "She kicked you out of her house?" Raiven asked him in disbelief and he nodded in response. "No matter what I say, I know she won't listen to me so I just accepted that I need to leave her house," Elijah said. 'Even though the people there were like that, that house is still memorable to me because it became my second home when I left the orphanage' he said to himself. "You really should leave her damn house because they didn't do anything right to you," his friend said angrily. "They always ask you for money, what do they think of you as a piggy bank?" he added. Elijah was left speechless because of what he heard, later Raiven explained about this new work at his bar. He will be a waiter at the man's bar which is fine with him because that is better than working at Flor's bar where he will seduce every woman to gain money. "Take it to table 14," the bartender said to him and handed him the tray containing wine and chips. He nodded and quickly walked to table 14. He is now wearing a waiter's uniform, given to him by Raiven before he started his work. He stopped walking when he saw who was at table 14, it was his former boss, Armando, and he had a woman by his side. He couldn't believe he was going to see him now. 'I can't still believe that he's the one who said to Flor that I was fired. He really wants my life to be miserable.' He sighed heavily before walking towards their table again, when he got close Armando looked at him quickly, the man looked surprised to see him. "Elijah? You found a new job right away?" Armando asked him with a smile as he placed the wines on the table of his former boss. "Honey, who's he?" the woman next to Armando asked. "He's my former cashier at the grocery store, it's good that he found a new work," Armando answered with a smile still on his lips. "Former? Why did you fire him?" "It's because of his stupidity, darling." Armando looked at him when he finished placing all the contents of the tray on their table. "I hope you work here for a long time," he said. Elijah looked seriously at his former boss. "Of course, I know that I will not be fired from here because their wages are fair," he said sarcastically, causing Armando to frown. "Are you saying my wages I paid for you wasn't fair when you worked at my grocery store?" the man asked him annoyed. Elijah's lips parted. "Did you just realize that now?" "Because you just have new work, you have the courage to speak like that?" Armando said angrily and stood up from his seat. "Honey, calm down," the woman said to him. Raiven suddenly came to Elijah's side out of nowhere. "Hey, what's happening here?" his friend asked while smiling. "Your new waiter has an attitude, is it right for him to speak like that to my husband?" the woman said and she was so annoyed, his friend raised his eyebrows before looking at Armando. "You should fire him, I'm sure your bar will be ruined if your waiter is like him," Armando said seriously. Raiven smiled sweetly at the two of them. "I've known Elijah for a long time and I'm sure his attitude is purer than yours," his friend said seriously. "And why would I fire him from his work? Why would I do what you did to him?" Armando looked at Raiven evilly. "Even the owner of this bar has a bad attitude," the man said angrily and quickly grabbed the arm of the woman he was with. "Let's go, let's leave this useless bar," he added angrily and Raiven and Elijah could do nothing but watch the two leave. "I can't believe that your old boss is here at my bar," his friend said. Elijah sighed heavily. "You've just lost your customer," he murmured. Raiven rolled his eyes. "I don't care, I won't be bankrupt just because of those two. And I don't need them here after they call my bar useless? Hell! They won't be able to step their foot here!" the man added.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
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