Chapter 19The next morning, he woke up with the realization that he was hosting a party. Startled, he sat up in his bed, wiping at his brow. Now that he was settled in, the familiar alarm clock on his bedside table told him the time - 6:00AM. He wiped at his eyes and got up from his bed, making a beeline for his bathroom. He brushed his teeth and took a shower, deciding to wash his hair. Thirty minutes later, when he got out of the shower, he brushed his hair and tried to decide what he would be wearing. A few minutes later, wearing his casual clothes, he walked down the stairs with his phone in his hand, typing in a list of the things he would need to get for the party. His mansion was fully equipped with most of the things he would need, except the alcohol and the chips. From what he could tell, his sister had a chip addiction that was manifesting. Just as he sent the text to the group chat Jake had created, his father called. Before picking up the phone, he took a look at the
Two hours earlier….Jason walked into the store, feeling nervous. He was glad that he had José helping him get in, because otherwise, with that crowd, he would have been unable to get into the store. As soon as he got in, he was floored by a few attendants, who backed away when they saw him dressed in old clothes. All but one left, and she did not pay him any attention. Chewing on her gum, she gave him a plastic smile, saying, “you know this is not a store for average people, right? You can give the next store a try.”“Okay, but I want the best quality clothes,” he responded, crossing his arms over his frame. José was watching him from a distance, leaving him to his interaction, and he appreciated being kept alone to his devices.When she didn't say anything more, Jason looked at the shop attendant. “I said, ‘I want the best clothes!’ ”Frowning at him, the attendant gave him a once over. “I will be calling the security guards to bundle you out of this store, sir. We do not make s
In the car back on the road, Jason turned on the radio to fill up the awkward silence. José had gotten into the car and taken the long way home, and Jason was wondering why, since the short way would take them 20 minutes. They drove past some familiar homes, and Jason pulled out his phone, observing that Jose seemed nervous about something. Watching him in the mirror, Jason noticed that Jose was looking out of the window and at the rearview mirror. Confused, he looked out and saw nothing, raising a brow at Jose. “José, I don't mean to be rude, but what the hell are you looking at? You've been looking out of the window since we got on the road, and I'm starting to get worried.”“Now, don't panic, but I think there is a car following us. It has been tailing us since we pulled out of the shopping complex. The black car.” Jason looked back once more, just in time to catch the car, and he shivered. “Well, can we lose it?”“Yes, that's why I'm taking the long way back. If it takes the ex
Around 3:30 in the afternoon, he got a text from Jake, and he rushed to open it, wondering what it was about. Jake: could you come outside and open up the door?Jason: I could, but is there anyone there?Pulling open the door, he was met by Amy and Jake, who pushed him and went into the house. “Woah, that is SO crazy,” said Ashley, heading towards one of the statues, rubbing its head. “How do you have this? I want to get one, it's so perfect!” Jake ambled over to where they were standing and peered up at the statue, rubbing on it too. Upon seeing that he had guests, Paula arranged for them to be given some parties as a welcome gift, and they gladly accepted, putting food in their mouth as they moved along. “Tonight is gonna be crazy,” said Jake, tossing himself into a chair. Smiling, Ash did the same. “So where are we decorating?” asked Ash, looking around. To her, the entire room seems absolutely accurate for a party, and no one should have any issues. But just in case, she would
The next morning, Jason woke up with a start. His 6:30 alarm had sounded, and it was a school day. His friends were still in a room downstairs, and he did not want them to be late, so he got them clothes, a pair from his new pike for Jake and some from his sister's closet for Ashley, since they were around the same size. His sister was not yet back from her trip, which was fine by him. He simply went to their doors, knocked and set the clothes in front of their doors. Just then, a knock sounded at the door and he went over to it, waving over the maid who had already started towards it. “Don't worry about it. I'm already down here.” When he pulled open the door, it was Jose, covered by the rest of the things he had bought at the store. Pushing the door open wider, he ushered Jose in. “Come in, come in! Did you go over to pick them up, or?”“Oh, no,” said Jose, impassive. “I signed for them a few minutes ago and now I'll bring them up.”Shouldering the heavy bags and walking up the s
When he turned around, he saw a pair of limited edition shoes and looked up just in time to catch the ball that was whirring towards him in the other direction.From all around him, they crawled out until they were five in number. He recognized all five of them as heirs in their own rights, the Big 5, richest, coolest and most good looking heirs in the school. He had heard of them, and had admired them before he had become rich, just like them.One of them walked forward and took the ball from him, throwing it behind at one of the other boys. After which he placed his hands over Jason's shoulders, “ walk with me.” Nodding, Jason fell into step with him, wondering what this conversation was all about. “So. All five of us have noticed the recent development with you. You have recently come into a bit of money, yes? Well, we like what we've seen so far. We saw your car come in this morning and we think we'd like you to join us.”“Oh, that's cool,” said Jason, a smile on his face. He h
Over the next week, he started to invite more and more people to his home, and it became a staple for Ashley and Jake to hang out at his home. Almost a whole week had passedvwince his party when Ashley suggested that he should throw another party again. “Wait, you can't be serious. At the last one everyone got so hammered that I had to get quite a number of people to take them home. No way!” “Well, didn't you say that the Big 5 were watching you? This time you can host a party and get them to attend,” supplied Jake, looking up from his phone. Biting down on his tongue, Jason thought of their idea and decided that it didn't really sound half bad. If he threw a party, he knew that this time people would show up, and all he had to do was invite the Big 5 and they could see for themselves in real time. “Okay," he turned to them. “Spread the word. Friday night, party here.” Nodding, Ashley immediately whipped out her phone and put it on her Instagram story, and Jake texted their frie
Pretending like he could not see her, he went into the kitchen and poured himself a fresh drink, using the cup as a makeshift scoop to pick up the ice cubes. He watched as Macy crouched down behind the cupboard and intentionally walked close to it, opening up the fridge instead to pick up an apple. Walking into the living room, he picked her up, following him and then took a seat on the chairs, waiting for her to inevitably crouch down behind his chair. As soon as she did, he turned around and sighed, muttering.“Macy, I know you're following me. The question is why are you following me? What do you want?”Caught, she lied and said that she wanted to be taken on a tour around the house. “Okay, you caught me. I'm sorry, I just wanted a tour around the house.” Biting down on her lips, she said, “Could you show me around, please?” Laughing, Jason called out Paula's name instead. ”Paula, please take this guest on a tour around the house, would you?” “No, not her!” said Macy, squeezing