All Chapters of From Grass to Grace, he rose: Chapter 1
- Chapter 9
9 chapters
1. prologue
Alexander pulled into the driveway of the familiar Rockefeller's. He'd been summoned by his mother-in-law for dinner and he knew it wouldn't be a pleasant dinner. As usual, his wife, Angelica had gone before him, saying that his car was too old and rusty for her.He watched her leave earlier, feeling a mixture of sadness and frustration. He knew she was right. The car was on its last legs. But he couldn't help but feel a bit hurt by her words. It was as if she was judging him for his lack of wealth.Sighing, he made it to the front door. He quickly rehearsed his responses in his head. He'd learned from experience to stay calm and not take the bait when his mother-in-law, Mrs Rockefeller starts her usual taunts.As he knocked on the door, he could hear the familiar sound of the TV blaring on the inside. His mother-in-law opened the door, a sneer forming on her face."Well, if it isn't my son-in-law, come to grace us with his presence" She smiled then with a frown, she said "You're l
2. A begining
Before it all happened, Alexander was a 22 year old mechanic who found himself a wife, Angelica. She was very beautiful and was a student back then. It happened that Alexander graduated early from school because of his brains but a tragic occurrence struck his family.His mother who had been sick died. He couldn't take it easily cause he was now all alone in the world. He stayed for some years living all by himself and wallowing in pain. No company would hire him.He began to do the little he could to get himself together. It was Angelica that found him at his worst and brought him to light. He fell in love with her. At that time he was so young and jumped into marriage thinking it was all roses. Angelica's family didn't accept him because he wasn't rich. They eventually did when Angelica cried, claiming she loved him. Who knew she jumped into the relationship only because he was handsome and also, because she mistook attraction for love. Even after marriage he still hadn't found a
3. An extravagant wife
Alexander was having a rough day at work. He was a mechanic and things just weren't going his way. He was struggling to fix a particular stubborn engine, and he was starting to feel defeated and frustrated. He was worried about how he would pay the bills if he couldn't get the job done.Suddenly, his phone rang, and he picked it up, expecting it to be a client but it was his wife, Angelica. "Hi Alex," she said, her voice sounding tense. "Can you do me a favor?""Sure, what's up?" he asked"I need you to send me $30,000 ASAP," Angelica said, her voice sounding somewhat extravagant. Well, that's what she has recently turned within a year.Even as at that, he felt his stomach drop. He knew that Angelica was frustrated with their financial situation, and he hated that he couldn't provide for her the way she wanted him to. But he also knew that he didn't have any extra money to send to her. "I'm so sorry, honey," he said, "but I just don't have any money on me right now."But I really need
4. A dangerous lie
Alexander was at work as usual, still lost in thought but this time, his brother-in-law, Carter, chose to grace the whole place with his presence by storming into his workplace."What did you do to Angelica?" he demanded, his voice filled with anger. "She's been crying her eyes out. You son of a bitch! You made her cry."Alexander was taken aback by his accusations. He knew that Angelica had been struggling recently, but he had no idea that she had been crying. And he certainly hadn't done anything to make her cry."I don't know what you're talking about," he said, trying to keep his cool. "I haven't done anything to hurt Angelica. In fact, I've been trying to help her as much as I can. If she's upset, it's not because of me.""That's not what she said," He shook his head. "She told me you slapped her today just because she asked you to get her some shoes online. What kind of husband are you if you won't even satisfy your own wife? And how dare you lay your filthy hands on her?"Alexa
5. Deep regrets
When he arrived at the Rockefeller's, he was hoping his wife would be there expecting his return. Unfortunately, it was just Katherine alone in the whole house. Luckily he got some responses from Katherine.Mr Rockefeller was still at work and would leave work late, Mrs Rockefeller was sleeping over at her friends, Carter was pretty much out drinking and his wife, Angelica living her life...?"What do you mean by she's living her life?"Katherine scoffed then looked him from head to toe "Isn't it obvious? The life you can't give her"Choosing to ignore that, he went on saying "A young woman isn't supposed to be out this late? Where the hell did she go?""Is that how you got these bruises? Because you are a young woman as well and couldn't defend yourself while you were been attacked" Katherine said, a smug look on her face.She was well aware of her brother's plan to beat up the useless man their sister had gotten married to. She stared at his wounded face and smiled. He was sure a we
6. Ridiculed at the party
Several weeks later, Alexander and his wife were invited to a party. His In-laws got the invite because his father-in-law was amongst the circle of business men. He works as his boss's secretary.Choosing not to ride with him, Angelica dolled up and left earlier. She wouldn't want to be associated with him at the party.When he reached the venue in his old rusty car, he was almost dismissed from the premises were it not for the invitation card in his hand.He finally got in through the gate and was marveled at the gigantic building that was being used for the party. The whole place screamed wealth.As soon as he entered the hall built downstairs for these parties, he froze to a spot. He was putting on the only good piece of clothing he had. The one his friend Wyatt had bought him on his wedding. At that time they still had eachother's contact.Looking at how wealthy and classy everyone was dressed, he regretted agreeing to come. He would have just stayed home but his father-in-law wan
7. Ridiculed at the party 2
Alexander, looked around him. People were already having conversations about him. The conversation is full of condescending remarks, and he is feeling humiliated and angry.He took a deep breath and finally agreed to clean up the whole place.After the party, some guests still stayed behind and as he worked on keeping the place clean all by himself, they looked on, whispering and smirking at him. One woman even asked him to clean her shoe, and another laughed and called him a servant. Alexander felt his anger rising, but he forced himself to stay calm. Till when will he keep on keeping calm? The whole ill treatment was just too much."I'm a human being," he thinks to himself. "I deserve respect."Finally, the whole mess was cleaned up, and he made to head home straightaway with his wife, but his father-in-law stopped him."You're not done yet," he says, with a smug look on his face. It used to be better when he was always away. He'd always had a breathing space away from him."What is
8. Kindness
During lunch at work, when Alexander stood in line, waiting for his food, he felt someone tap him gently on the shoulder. He turned around and saw a familiar face. It's Rebecca. So, she's the delivery woman who brings food to his workplace. She was smiling at him, her hazel eyes shining."Hi, mister," she said, her voice warm and friendly. "It's nice to see you again." She doesn't yet know his name.But still he was taken aback by her kindness. He's not used to being treated with such warmth and respect. He stammered a bit before he managed to say, "Hi, Rebecca. It's nice to see you too"Surprisingly, she dragged him out of the line to a corner and handed him a packed food flask for him. "I didn't stalk you. I just found out you were a worker here" she explained.He nodded, taking the flask from her. "The food is always good. Thank you but why the free food anyway?"Rebecca blushed slightly. She can't believe she's melting in front of a guy "It's to thank you for the past three weeks
9. Arrest him
The morning sunlight streamed through the curtains, and Alexander groggily opened his eyes. He's surprised to see that it's already 8:45 am. He'd slept in later than usual. He sat up in bed and rubbed his eyes, trying to wake himself up. But before he could even get out of bed, he heard an angry voice."Alex! Where the hell are my clean clothes?" Angelica yelled, sounding angry. "You were supposed to wash them last night!"His stomach sank as he realized he forgot to do the laundry. He got out of bed and walked to stand by her side, where she was busy pacing back and forth. She glared at him when she saw he had woken up eventually."You're so useless," she said, her voice rising. "You can't even do the simplest of tasks. What good are you to me if you can't even wash my clothes?"He felt his face flush with anger and embarrassment. He tries to explain himself, but Angelica cut him off."Don't you dare try to defend yourself," she said, pointing a finger at him. "You know you messed u