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2022-12-12 19:46:21"It's a heart disease and I only have three months but seeing you act this way just makes me feel like I could die right now" Johnathan lowered his head in grief.
He was hoping that Molly would go back to acting like she used to. She used to be very caring but ever since he became friends with Bradly, Molly started acting increasingly distant.
Now he knows why.
"Molly please, I know this looks bad but it's not too late for us. I can still forgive you and act like I didn't see any of this—" Johnathan said but was cut off mid-sentence.
"Good, now you can stop bothering me all the time. Just die so that I can finally have some peace!" Molly said, shocking Johnathan to his core.
Johnathan looked at her and for the first time, he truly couldn't recognize the girl he fell head over heels for two years ago.
"Molly, don't you think that's a bit harsh? You can at least show pity for his illness?" Molly's roommate spoke and everyone's eyes immediately went to her.
Annoyed, Molly approached her and said "Why should I pity him?! Wait, don't tell me you're interested in Johnathan?"
"What?!" Molly's roommate said in a panic.
Molly rolled her eyes and said "Whatever! You can have him if you want but don't think we're going to remain, roommates or friends, if that happens"
Molly's roommate looked at all the eyes she had on her and she got nervous about ever speaking out and so she started to chuckle.
"No, it's nothing like that Molly. I was just pointing out how pathetic he looks so we can at least show some pity. I can never have interest in someone like this—" Molly's roommate said but stopped when Johnathan started to cough out blood.
They all moved away from him.
"Oh my God, is it contagious?!"
"Get away from me you freak!"
Instead of helping, they all brought out their phones and started to video Johnathan while barraging him with their hateful comments.
Their videos were going straight live on Bubble, a very popular social media slash streaming platform all the kids in school use.
"Please, someone help me with a tissue" Johnathan begged, reaching toward Molly's roommate for help, however, the look of disgust she gave him completely sucked out any hope he had in his eyes.
“Hey loser, nobody can help you. What you need is a miracle so here!” Bradly reached into his pocket and brought out a gold coin.
“There’s a fountain in front of the school, why don’t you go wish that you weren’t a dying piece of shit”
Bradly threw the coin at Johnathan’s face then they all started laughing at him while the stream of him coughing was blowing up in views.
Johnathan looked at Molly for help but too was laughing at him and so he picked up the coin and ran out of the room, completely humiliated.
"Hey look, isn't that Jonathan?"
"Keep your distance before you get infected by accident"
The students who had been watching the stream in the hallway made their comments as they saw him run past them.
Johnathan ran to the restroom where he remained, crying and hiding from everyone because he couldn’t handle it anymore.
He stayed there and didn’t know when he slept and woke up at night. Nobody cared to find him to tell him that school was over for the day.
Johnathan left the restroom and went to his locker to get his backpack before going outside the building, sniffling and shivering aggressively when the cold wind blew all over his body
He felt sick like a fever was on the way and just then, his phone started to ring in his pocket.
Johnathan brought it out and answered but he hadn't even put the phone to his ear when the caller started shouting at him.
["You useless boy, where the hell are you?! Did you forget that the social worker was supposed to come today?! Because you didn't show up, that bastard was giving us an attitude"]
"Dad?" Johnathan asked.
["Who do you think you're calling dad you good for nothing leach?! Are you brain dead or what?! Call me anything but Mr. Rogers again and you're dead!"] Johnathan's foster father yelled.
["Listen here you ingrate, you know what your punishment for making us feel embarrassed is going to be right?! It's a whole week without food and you'll be sleeping in the attic with the rats, got it?!"] Mrs. Rogers yelled next, not allowing Johnathan to speak until she was done.
"B-but, I can't stay without eating, I'm not feeling too go—" Johnathan pleaded but the call was cut off because they didn't want to listen to what he had to say.
Johnathan's hand dropped dejectedly. Is this what his life is going to be like for the next three months?
Johnathan contemplated running away from home but where was he supposed to go? He had nobody.
Just then, his ears picked up the sound of the water from the school fountain splashing from the side.
Johnathan looked at it and remembered what Bradly told him.
Johnathan walked over to the fountain defeatedly and stared at its crystal clear water.
He reached into his pocket and brought out the gold coin.
Because he didn't have money, regardless of the embarrassment, Johnathan had kept the coin because it was more than enough for his fare back home and to buy a burger on the way too.
He knew there wasn’t going to be food waiting for him at home anyway.
"I wish I wasn't sick—" Johnathan paused to gulp then he continued "I wish I would get STRUCK BY A CAR AND DIE!"
A tear fell from his eyes as he let go of the coin.
Even if he wished for health, what point is it if he has to live such a terrible life? It was better for everything to just end, that’s what he thought.
"NO!"
Johnathan exclaimed as he caught the coin just before it could hit the water.
His heart was beating fast and he remembered all the pain and heartache he has been through today and he frowned.
"Why should I die and give them the satisfaction of having me gone? Molly, Bradly, and the rest, I won't waste my wish to make you happy." Johnathan said angrily.
He clenched the coin in his fist.
“I wish to have my revenge on those who’s ever wronged me. With the days I have left, I wish to be bastardly rich!”
Johnathan said furiously then let go of the coin and it went straight through the water.
Everywhere was quiet for some seconds and suddenly, Johnathan grabbed his chest tightly.
His heart felt like it was about to explode and he started coughing up blood, again.
He reached for the bag of medicine tied to his backpack strap. He tried getting any medicine to help but the attack was too severe that he ended up dropping the entire bag of drugs into the fountain.
Johnathan tried reaching for the bag but the moving water carried the bag beyond his reach and he collapsed on the water reservoir.
"Am I going to die here?" Johnathan asked in a panic as he coughed none stop, staining the water in the fountain red until he passed out.
Hours went by and Johnathan slowly regained consciousness. The first thing he could hear around him were strange beeping sounds.
“He’s waking up!” a female voice said.
“Where am I?” Johnathan asked as he opened his eyes and saw that he was in a white room, surrounded by nurses.
“Who are you, people?” Johnathan asked, realizing that he was in a hospital room.
The doctor cleared his throat and was about to answer but he was cut off.
“Let me handle this doctor,” said an elderly gentleman wearing an expensive carton brown suit as he stepped closer to Johnathan’s bed.
“Sorry sir but do I know you?” Johnathan asked, a little reserved about what situation he was in this time.
All of a sudden, the elderly gentleman bowed his head to Johnathan and said “You don’t know who I am but my name is Abraham Butler and it’s my pleasure to finally meet you, Young Master Cross”
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For those who enjoyed Anthony’s backstory and would like to follow it, The Midnight Heir is a book of its own. It follows Anthony’s adventures up until the Summit and beyond that.What was given here is just the first 22 chapters of a book with more than 300 chapters so you guys just barely scratched the surface. Please go check out that book if you find Anthony’s story and character interesting. I wrote that book before Wish To Be Rich so you can see the difference in writing skill and quality— not to say that it doesn’t have quality cause it does.I’ve said what I want to say so for now, this is goodbye from Johnathan Cross and the crew. If this book gets the love it deserves then I’ll be back to continue with a new volume. I’ve already mapped out everything that’s going to take place. There’ll be higher stakes, cross-overs, more world-building, interesting relationships, and all that jazz.I promise that future volumes will be bigger but that’s only if the book gets traction.Befor
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The paramedic who had the syringe in his hand paused, jaw dropped, leaning back and filled with utter confusion.Anthony who was seeing all of this instantly got a look of disgust aimed at Franklin and what he just did."What the hell is wrong with you? Why would you do that, take away the only thing that’s saving your life right now?!" Anthony asked while he grimaced.He pulled himself away from Franklin and then with the anger still in him but now also mixed with a state of confusion, he pushed a weakened Franklin to the ground."Just what the hell do you want from me?!" Anthony yelled in an exasperated manner, looking down at Franklin who was holding on to his neck and trying to breathe in as much air as he possibly could.Contrary to being the one who had inflicted pain on everyone else, physically or otherwise, Anthony looked like he was in more agony than anyone else, huffing and trying to find a way to get calm."Alright you fool, that's enough from you. Just take a look at wha
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Chaos ran wild as many of the patients in the main entrance of The Meteor Garden hospital scattered for either their safety or as a knee-jerk response to Anthony and Franklin.Some were patients with high sensitivity like epilepsy, autism, or Tourette so the sudden act of violence was enough to trigger them.Being among the few staff there and a proactive one at that, the nurse behind the counter hurriedly grabbed the landline and put out a call."Can we get some medics over here in the main area, right now?! We need as much help as possible with handling the patients and also to put a stop to a visitor who's gone crazy!" she yelled into the mouthpiece then slammed the landline back on itself.The nurses were able to get to the more mentally balanced patients who only fell to the floor while trying to move away from Anthony and Franklin.As for those currently going crazy, they needed more serious help from the paramedics who were able-bodied enough to appropriately handle the situati
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["Hello? Who is this?"] Finally, after three attempts his call was answered."This is Anthony, Mr's Faller. I was just calling to see how Samuel was doing" he sat in the bed with his shoes off but still had his casino dealer outfit on.["Umm, he's fine. It's already way past his bedtime so he should be in bed sleeping. Is anything the matter?"]After hearing this, Anthony second-guessed himself on if Samuel was okay or not.Anthony thought that he might just be worrying for nothing. "It's nothing, I just wanted to call since it's been a while since I last did, that's all" he smiled["It has been a minute since you called but honestly I can't blame you, not when you and my husband have something so serious like Ama— Oh, sorry I mentioned that"] she covered her mouth.Anthony chuckled as a way to lighten the mood "You don't have to be ma, I also know how this has shaken your family so don't hold yourself on my account. I'll be just fine" he smiled["I'm glad to hear that and you make su
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'The features, the resemblance, it's all so uncanny' Even in the intensity of the reproach, a conflicting thought lingered in Franklin's mind as he stared at Anthony.Anthony's face didn't undergo any negative changes after being accused, he remained as unfazed and stoic as ever "What are you talking about Sir, cheating in what game?""Don't play dumb with me kid, the others may have been too distracted to notice but I had my eyes on you the entire time and I know sleight of hand when I see it. Nothing can escape these trained eyes of mine" Franklin said."Okay sir, sounds like you're talking about a magic show you must have gone to. Sleight of hand? How does that have anything to do with me, a simple part-timer?" Anthony scrunched his eyebrows, tilting his head to the left."Why you!" Franklin exclaimed, smacking his tongue afterward.'Who is this kid? He couldn't be him could he?' Franklin's glare became even more intense and with that, it was evident that he wasn't going to back do
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Since the beginning, the manager had had his head bowed ever so slightly that it looked like he had a slouch but in truth, he didn't ("Oh, one last thing. Always remember to lower your head when in the presence of these guests.") The manager told Anthony during the interview but Anthony responded with silence at the time.The manager took that as compliance but he was wrong as he has been glaring at Anthony but Anthony wasn't lowering his head to the guests. Instead, he was looking them straight in the eyes.Angry at Anthony, the manager wanted to address the topic but couldn't in their presence so he would have to remain quiet about it until they leave.However, what he didn't expect was that both VIPs didn't seem bothered about Anthony not acting overly subservient around them. They were even more accepting of him than the manager had calculated, especially from the man on the left."So how did you get so skilled in cards kid? You also gamble a lot?" Asked the VIP on the left, puffi
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"Ah! I caught you!" Exclaimed a panting voiceSeeing Samuel getting shoved and falling towards the street, Anthony screamed out his name, reflexively reaching out with one of his hands even though the distance between them was too great that he wouldn't even be able to do anything.The driver of the incoming truck panicked and smashed the brakes as hard as he could.Unfortunately, the distance between them was so small that their impact was certain, but still, he tried. The truck's tires skid forward, about to hit Samuel while at the other side of the road Anthony watched, unable to do anything.Suddenly, his eyes flicked to a few meters behind Samuel where he saw a man, an aged man in a carton brown pants suit, reaching out for Samuel.Everything happened so fast that before Anthony knew it the aged man had grabbed onto Samuel's wrist, then pulled the preteen towards himself.*VROOM*The truck passed, nobody was hit and the person on the passenger seat, whose heart felt like it was
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Outside the Grand Blue Restaurant, Anthony brought out the ID card to stare at it, about to make a left turn into the next road."Who could have thought that this tiny thing would mean the difference between being jobless and under the control of my f*cking in-laws and now having part-time jobs in three different locations? I could have gotten my share of her hospital bills already if I had just done this since day one" he mumbled, finally turning the corner He scoffed "I guess it all happened for a reason because I wouldn't be trying to regain my power if I ha—" out of nowhere, a kid ran into him and fell to the ground."Ouch, my butt!" The kid complained, wincing and rubbing his butt "Why don't you watch where you're walking Mr." The kid yelled, not even looking up to see who he was talking to"Huh? What the hell did you just say to me you stupid brat?!" Anthony was furious, glaring at the kid who finally looked up at him and saw who he had just run into.Instantly he shriveled, sm
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He picked up his ID card, not caring about what she had going on beside him."Okay, good luck with that" he started heading for the exit but…"Good thing you said that because you're the one who's gonna need it" she smirked and he stopped with his hand on the knob, turning around to face her."What's that supposed to mean?!" He asked with a frown, sensing that what she said was a threat.She got up, walked back to her seat, and sat down without any restraint that it almost broke the spring in the seat.She continued stuffing her mouth with her food while glaring evilly at Anthony."What did you mean by t—" he asked again but then she interrupted him."Since you're looking to work for a restaurant of this level, you should also know that there are benefits or I should say, connections, that being the manager has presented me with. Businessmen, lawyers, doctors, politicians, Mobsters, and even families in the Hierarchy all pay a whopping amount of money just to reserve seats around my t
