"Hello, darling. It's been a while. When are coming home?" Elijah stopped at the top of the hill to catch his breath. It was his morning jogging routine. He had just covered two miles. "I'm supposed to be back in Crestwood yesterday but I had to take care of the Northern army." "Yeah, I saw it o
It was a hard slap, very hard that he tasted blood in his mouth. Tension filled the air as the other staffs watched in hushed silence the brewing confrontation between Tom and his manager. "You fucking swine," Gordon was heaving with rage. "Look at the mess you made. I'll kill you today. I'll fu
Elijah got down the taxi which had pulled up outside Gordon's Delivery co. The first person he saw was a man crying outside the gates of the building. Elijah approached the man and asked, "Excuse me, good sir. Sorry if I'm running into you at the wrong time. Are you by any chance, Tom?" Tom gla
"I've had enough," His words came low and sharp. The three men flinched. "Huh? What did you say, trash?" "I said I've had enough of this bullshit," he bawled at them with the strength left in him. "What's the deal with you guys? What have I done wrong? So you think being a Bronze holder makes you
"Where is he heading to?" Elijah asked as he kept following Tom from behind. It has been over thirty minutes and Tom was still walking. Zenith sent a response by displaying the map of the city on Elijah's screen. From the direction Tom was heading it was obvious he was going to the hospital.
Elijah regarded him closely. "What about your family? Do you have any kids or a wife." Tom bared his teeth at Elijah. "The heck I do. My wife left me for an older rich man when things got tough. I lost everything I ever held dear to me. My own son wouldn't even look at me. I'm a failure." Tom paus
There was a long period of silence as Elijah waited for Sheila's response. "She's offline," he said more to himself than to Tom. "I just need to be sure. She'll be active in a few minutes." "What's the use," Tom said, dragging his feet over to where his mother was fixed to beeping machines. He
Sheila caught her breath. "That's terrible. Is there anything I can do to help?" "You don't have to worry about that, Sheila," Elijah said. "I'm here now. Let me handle this." Sheila looked very anxious. "You mentioned she's battling a rare disease. What disease is that." "I don't think you shoul