Adrian sat in his room, staring at his phone screen which showed the time.
11:59 pm
A few seconds later, it hit 12 and at the same time he saw a notification appear in front of his eyes.
Money Spent: 50 Dollars
Ding! You have received 100 Dollars.
Please select your mode of payment.
1. Cash
2. Bank Account 3. OthersAs someone who just turned 18, he didn’t have his own bank account so he picked the only viable option — Cash.
Crisp 20 Dollar bills appeared in front of him before falling down to the floor. He picked them up and put them in his pocket before lying down in his bed.
“Real bills… this system thing is real. I’m not hallucinating.” he muttered before closing his eyes.
The next day, he busied himself with getting a slot for his driving test, renting a car for the test and taking the test, which he passed with flying colors.
With his new driving license in hand, he spent the tiny bit of his remaining money on snacks and went home to sleep.
He woke up the next day to a new notification.
Money Spent: 100 Dollars
Ding! You have received 200 Dollars.
Once again, he picked cash and headed out early in the morning. He already had a plan set up and all he had to do, was implement it.
He walked four miles until he got to a car rental shop, the key to his plans. He needed something that he could use for faster travelling and a car was exactly what he needed.
Adrian headed inside and got a list of cars available along with their pricing, which he took a good look at before making his selection.
There were multiple cars from small, medium, large cars, SUVs, vans and pickup trucks.
Among all of these, Adrian went for the one that looked really good and had great features.
It was from BMZ, a well known car brand. A BMZ S7, a luxury SUV that was really smooth and also fast.
Its rental price was 180 dollars a day if he went for a daily plan but it could drop to 170 if he paid for a weekly plan, which was a total of 1190 dollars.
The rental process was smooth for one simple reason — the shop owner had known Adrian’s mother for years.
He didn’t ask for a deposit, didn’t bother with extra paperwork, and handed him the keys within minutes.He drove out of the shop with the car after just five minutes. As for the rest of the 20 dollars, all of it went into fuel for the car.
With the car fuelled up, he drove back home and parked the car right in front of the porch, beside his dad’s old car that looked pretty worn down.
“Oh my god! Mom!! Come take a look at what this idiot just brought home!!”
Adrian turned to look at Bella who ran into the house, screaming like the world was about to end. Soon, the whole family walked out.
Their looks of annoyance switched to that of utter shock but it only stayed for a moment. Aurora glared at Adrian as she pointed at the car.
“Where did you get the money for something like this?!”
“Yeah… it’s a BMZ S7, a luxury SUV that blends in sports utility into it. It’s a beast and it’s expensive… very expensive.” Mike said, his mouth slightly open as he stared at the beauty in front of him.
Aurora frowned as she looked at her son, “How much does it cost?”
“A new one goes for approximately 90,000 dollars. He’s not that rich so it’s probably someone else’s. He either borrowed it from someone or stole it.” Bella said from behind.
Mike immediately shook his head and laughed, “No, it’s rented. Look at the license plate.”
Lily squinted her eyes and read the words on top of the license plate, “Zero Mile Rentals.”
“Hah, this idiot really rented such a car.” Mike smirked as he looked at Adrian, “Why waste money on something like this when it’s not even going to be yours?”
“Just felt like it.” Adrian said as he walked past them, into the house while they followed behind him. They watched as he spread some hazelnut chocolate spread on a slice of bread and took a bite.
Aurora walked over angrily and snatched the jar from his hand before glaring at him.
“That’s not yours, you son of a wench! Why did you waste money on a dumb car when you could have given it to me?!” she screamed hysterically.
Adrian took a step back, turned around and just walked out of the house instead of replying to her, which only angered her even more.
Outside, he saw Mike standing right next to the car with a wide grin on his face.
“Give me the keys, ass face. I’ll take it on a nice drive.”
“Excuse me, I got things to do. Go play your games with someone else.” Adrian said as he walked towards him without any hesitation.
He clenched his fist tight as he got closer. Mike wasn’t a person he wanted to mess with, but he also didn’t wish to back down without a fight.
Mike frowned as he hadn’t expected a rejection but once he realised what was going on, his expression hardened and his face turned red with anger.
“You dare? Do you want to get beat up, you da—”
Bang!
Adrian did not wait for Mike to finish his sentence as he sent a fist flying straight to his face, hitting him perfectly. He didn’t stop and punched with his other hand, a hook straight to his jaw.
First punch shook him up while the second one was a complete knock out.
Mike fell onto the ground while Adrian stood in front of him, just looking down at his knocked out brother.
He could hear a gasp from behind him, but he didn’t bother with it and got into the car before driving away.
“In my last life, I endured everything. In this one, I refuse.”
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