He squatted at the pedestrian side of the road at a place popularly known as the Bin- The bin is like an office to street beggars. He had the appearance of a beggar– withered and old but neat clothes on his body. On his feet is an old Snickers which added to his uninviting look. His old shirt has a hood and it covers his face, hiding his identity from the world as if to prevent people from seeing how ugly he looks. That is Elijah. It was another beautiful morning but the choking smell from beggars at the sidewalk who hadn't taken a bath for days or even months reminded Elijah that it was yet another ugly day for him to beg from passersby to feed himself. Other beggars were still asleep, snoring loudly but Elijah was already awake, seated with his legs crossed and head over bowed like a meditating Chinese monk. Before him is a bowl where kind passersby would drop money for him. A Royce roll sped along the road and one of its tires ran over a pothole. Dirty water from the muddy

Kate quickly dropped the phone and hurried to the Manager's office when she sighted Rose returning. Rose passed Kate without exchanging words with her and took her seat. She was still boiling in anger over the manager's false accusation. Even if Rose needed the money desperately for her mother's treatment, she'll never hoard it through illicit means. She's honest and one thing she despises most is lack of integrity! Kate got to the door of the manager. She adjusted her suit and cleared her throat before bruising her knuckles against the door then she entered to see the manager swirling gently on his seat in deep thought. She smiled and greeted politely, a manner she only practiced once in the blue moon. “Good morning sir. You called for me earlier." She said, the smile unwavering on her face. Robert leaned forward as Kate's presence broke him away from the thought. “Yes, I do." He said and pointed at the chair across the table. “Please have your seat." Kate took her

Crowd clustered around, murmurs and gasps flying in between. Some of them quickly pulled out their phone and flashes of camera lingered relentlessly on the cars. There is only one of its kind in Hilton city and it's owned by the prestigious stone family. “A member of the stone family must be in the car!” A lady said interestingly beside her friend. “Could the heir of the stone family be back in the city!!? I heard he has been away for the past 10yrs!" Her friend added with a hint of shock on her voice. The door of the Bugatti Chiron opened stylishly, followed by a soft beeping sound which raised the anticipations of the crowd and the murmuring flew higher. Following the act, the door of the other two cars also opened sharply and bodyguards dressed in crisp black suits with an earset in their ears stepped down from the car, their presence stunning! They were four bodyguards and they stood tall, gallantly beside the doors of the car where they stepped down. They looked around, sca

Rose alighted from the taxi after appreciating the driver. Elijah couldn't stop staring at her through the glass window till she entered the hospital. “I'm alighting here too." He said and stepped down from the taxi. “Going after your crush huh? I admire your boldness but don't you think that lady is way out of your league?" The driver said with a little smile. Elijah simply smiled at him. Meanwhile, along the passage of the hospital stood Rose and a doctor in white lab coat with a stethoscope hanging around his neck. “Young lady you're playing dice with the life of your mother! You can't afford $20,000 to save her life!!? How disappointing! Let me make it clear now that the more you delay the payment, the more the bill will increase! " The doctor berated her. Rose's heart sank to her stomach. Two weeks ago, her mother suddenly collapsed in their living room and when she rescued her to the hospital, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. The doctor asked her to pay $20,000 for he