***The following morning,Victor was wearing a red-on-red robe. He was sitting down in his living room with a cup of coffee in front of him. He had gone shopping, bought himself all the latest clothes, and changed his wardrobe. He was watching the morning news, waiting for the kidnapper to arrive. He didn’t get his actual name; the only name he got from the kidnapper was Anonymous. Suddenly, his doorbell rang.He turned off the television and went to the door. As he opened it, he saw someone who was wearing a black-on-black outfit and was wearing a mask. He could hardly see the face, but from the build, he could tell it was a man.“Anonymous?” He asked.“Yes, may I come in?” Victor opened the door as they went in, and they sat down on the couch next to each other.“So, who are these men that you want to kidnap? Do you have their names and pictures?” Anonymous asked calmly.“Yes, I have those,” he responded. Victor had told Spencer to send him a picture of Peter and Joseph. Spencer se

Victor knew he now had a lot on his plate and that very soon he was going to be busy working as a repairman and going to his classes during the weekend.***Meanwhile, at Premount Delivery Company, the branch that Victor worked at,Spencer and multiple men were in the men’s locker room; they were all getting ready to start the morning shift when Peter and Joseph entered the place. As soon as they entered, everyone’s attention shifted over to where they were. They had visible red marks all over their faces and bandages across multiple sides; from their looks, anyone could tell that they were beating up.“Yo man, what happened to you guys?” One of the workers asked curiously.They knew not to tell everyone about what happened to them; they felt that with time, they could eventually tell all the men that went to beat Victor with them about what had happened to them and have them stop the culture of beating workers that are doing well in the company.“We fell down the stairs. Joseph came

But he was starting to feel lonely ever since he knew he had lost his girlfriend, because Natalie was the only person he had back then. He quickly remembered that he had made a friend who was very close to him as he picked up his cellphone on the couch next to him and called Spencer.After a few rings, Spencer answered the call.“Hey man, what’s up?” Spencer asked.“I’m doing good; how about you?” After they exchanged pleasantries, Victor told him that he had just enrolled in a flooring mentorship.“Wow, what made you want to go into flooring?” Spencer asked curiously.“It’s just that I found it fascinating, and it’s a great skill to have. You know, I don’t have any skills and have never had any; this would be the first skill I’m learning in my life. Ever since I lost my parents, life has been very hard for me; it has not been an easy journey to have to be independent and not have anyone there for me,” Victor narrated in a low tone. He has never opened this much to Spencer, but he hop

“Sir, I would like to speed up my mentorship program; I feel like I know all there is to know, and I would like to graduate as soon as possible,” Victor said calmly.“No, no, no, no, things are not done like that, Victor; the mentorship program is not something you can just stop anytime you feel like it; it is put on hold for two months for a reason. You might think you have seen it all, but the truth is, you haven’t seen it all. There are a lot of projects that you haven’t worked on, and I advised that you finish the mentorship program as scheduled; it’s in your best interest,” Hank advised. He understood where Victor was coming from, but he wanted Victor to see his point and understand that his mentorship was just beginning.‘I guess he is right; I can’t rush the process; I will have to chill, Victor thought. He saw the points that Hank made and knew he sounded like someone who had seen it all in flooring, and that was the last way he wanted to come across. He wanted to finish the m

***Victor and Maxwell arrived in front of a large store where they sell all kinds of materials for flooring. Maxwell would have gone to Wood Floor Experts and tried to buy the material there, but he knew most of the materials they would need wouldn’t be available there.They came down from the car and went into the store. Maxwell didn’t plan on spending too much time inside, so he parked his car in front of the store.As they got in, they went straight to the front counter, where a lady that looked like she was in her early 30s was sitting. A desktop was in front of her.“How can I help you, gentlemen?" The lady asked in a soft tone.Maxwell told her what they needed to buy as he asked her to make a list of all the things that he would be mentioning to her. The lady started making a list.“You have those marbles that have a lifespan of at least 5 years, right?” Maxwell inquired."Yes, sir, we do,” she responded. Hearing that Victor was surprised and taken aback, he thought the marble