Chapter 7 : False Accusations
The 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 children for a long time. "E-elijah, we will soon be together," she whispered while still crying. On the other hand, Elijah could hear the two women who were close to him talking. He didn't know if they knew he was hearing what they were talking about. "Talk to her now, Stella," the woman said with short hair and the cheek of the woman she was talking to with long hair quickly turned red. "Why would I? I don't want to!" the girl with long hair said in annoyance. "You have to shoot your shot! Later, another woman will try to approach him," her friend said, causing Stella to take a deep breath before standing up from her seat. "H-hello," Elijah turned to the speaker and saw a woman with long hair looking at him. "Yes? Do you need anything miss?" he asked, he is resting now because he has been working for a while. "Yeah," the woman said and looked away from him. "May I know where the restroom is?" Elijah raised his eyebrows at what he heard and quickly pointed to the black door. "There, that's the restroom," he answered and the woman quickly thanked him and left. "Woah, you talked to her?" He turned to Raiven when he suddenly appeared by his side. "Her? Was it the girl earlier?" he asked and frowned. "Yeah, that's Stella and she has a crush on you," Raiven answered. "I don't have time to get into relationships anymore," he murmured. His friend laughed loudly. "What you should say is that you haven't been able to move on with Mara until now," Raiven said teasingly to him causing him to glare at him. "Because I can't accept the reason why she broke up with me," Elijah answered. "But maybe because she's rich, she can easily forget me and find someone else." 'And I just hope that I can do that too but I know I can't because I love her too much.' "That means you don't deserve a woman like her," the man utters. "It's a good thing because she has a new boyfriend who looks really really rich," Elijah said. "Her new boyfriend is really rich, man! I heard he's a son of a senator," Raiven said and sighed. "And he's also a doctor." It's good that her new boyfriend is so rich, so her boyfriend can buy her expensive things and take her to the places she wants to go. Because Elijah knew in himself that he could not do those things to her. When the Sunday came Raiven's bar was closed so he decided to look for a new job, he knew he would only work at his friend's bar temporarily because he was still struggling every time he saw his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. "I'm sorry but our company only accepts college graduates so you are not qualified," the woman said to him and he immediately nodded and left. That was the third time he heard that you need to be a college graduate in order to apply for a job. He sighed and just sat on a bench he saw. 'I will have a really hard time looking for a job now' It's really hard to find a job especially since he's not a college graduate, because Flor didn't let him study anymore so he only finished high school. Even though he really wanted to study, he didn't do anything about Flor's decision not to go to college. Because she said that it is better for him to work so that he can help her and Elijah did nothing but follow what Flor said. In the end, he didn't find new work and he accepted that he could not find a new job because of the requirements of the jobs he was applying for. When Monday came he went back to being a waiter at his friend's bar. He was about to leave after placing the wines on the table but he was surprised when a woman with blonde hair suddenly gave him her bag. "Can you hold my bag for me please? I'll be right back," the woman said and quickly left. Elijah didn't do anything, he just stood up and held the woman's bag, but he was pulled back by a woman bumping into him, causing him to drop the bag. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry, I didn't see you!" the woman who bumped into him said and took the bag and handed it to him. "It's okay," Elijah answered and took the bag, later the blonde woman returned and took the bag from him. "Thank you so much for holding this," the woman said to him and he just nodded and left to go back to his work but later the blonde girl called him. "Hey! You stole my phone! Get it out before I call the police here!" the blonde haired woman yell as she glared at him. "Huh? What are you talking about?" he asked while frowning, a woman came up behind him and took something from his back pocket. "Girl! He really stole your phone!" the woman said angrily while showing a cellphone from his back pocket. "That's from his pocket!" 'What is she talking about? I didn't steal anything!' "Look at this? You really stole my phone and yet you won't admit it! I can't believe that I asked you to hold my bag! You're thief!" the blonde haired girl yelled angrily at him. His lips parted because he couldn't understand how the woman's cellphone ended up in his pocket.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
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