The door to the small empty bar opened, the hinges of the weak door made a squeak because it was pushed too hard.
Wayne was standing behind the bar cleaning a glass cup with a napkin, as soon as the men walked in, Wayne's shoulders slouched in fear. The men wore black coats and dark sunglasses. They had a leader who stood at the front and always did the talking, his name was Drex.“Hey old fool, where is my damn money!” he said walking up to Mr Jones. Mr Jones was standing behind the counter too and he owed these men a lot of money.They wanted their money back but Mr Jones didn't have it. Mr Jones was very poor and he had to go to the lengths of borrowing money from these gang men in order to save his business and put food on the table for both his son Wayne and himself.“ Drex, the deadline for the loan is not yet due. I do not have your money now.“ Mr Jones said, his shaky voice told Wayne how much trouble they were in, Wayne tightened his fist watching them closely.“Shut up! You have the guts to tell me when i should demand for my money back, right?“ Drex questioned. His eyebrows were drawn tightly together in a frown and the scowl on his face looked menacing. Mr Jones was scared of what these men could do.“And besides, your bar seems to be doing well.“ Drew added with a smirk mocking the fact that nobody patronized Mr Jone's little bar.“My son Wayne is working three jobs to keep us going and I'm trying my best. How about i gather the money and by the end of this month I will pay back every penny i owe, like we discussed?““Haha! You think i'm here for jokes right, well since you have refused to pay me my money, i guess i'll have to teach you a lesson.“ Drex said, signalling his men to the direction of Mr Jones' office.“Search every corner, when you see something valuable, bring it to me.“ Drex told his men. They were five in number, each and every one of them were muscular and tall.“No please, they don't have any business in my office!“ Mr Jones cried out.“Get out of my way, you old fool.“ one of Drex's men said pushing Mr Jones out of the way, he fell to the floor and they stepped over him.“Father!“ Wayne shouted running to give a helping hand to his father.When Wayne saw that his father was hurt, anger started building from inside him, the rage almost devouring him from the inside, Wayne marched forward blocking Drex's men.“You can't go in there, you heard my father, wait until the payment time is due, now get your asses out of our store!“ Wayne said through gritted teeth and clenched fists.Within a split second the room got filled with noise as Drex and his men burst into laughter. They exchanged amused glances and they quieted down.“Teach this filthy bastard a lesson.“ Drex said in a deep voice filled with anger.One of Drex's men who was the largest walked over to Wayne and punched him. Wayne bent down as the pain exploded in his chest.“Drex, please spare him!.“ Mr Jones pleaded, Drex and the other men laughed. Wayne sucked in air and stood straight on his feet, he sent a punch to the bridge of the man's nose, he staggered, Wayne didn't let him out of his sight. Wayne threw another punch to the man's throat, the man searched for air. His eyes were wide like saucers and his face turned red. Wayne kicked his leg, that was the last straw, the bulky man fell to the floor in a loud thud. “What are you standing there for, get that piece of trash!.“ Drex ordered the rest of the men. The other men, fearing what Wayne did to the biggest of them, reluctantly went towards Wayne. Wayne took the rest down quickly, his chest heaved heavily and painfully. His muscles were sore and his fist were bloody, he was sure to have broken his fingers. He winced and stood up straight, five gang men were laying unconsciously on the floor, Wayne turned to Drex and started walking towards him. Immediately Drex started walking backwards, he missed his step and he fell, he picked himself up quickly and he turned towards the door in a hurry to leave.“I'll be back and I'll make your life miserable, you worthless thing, let my boss hear about this, i will rain hell on your filthy life….“ With that Drex left the small bar. Wayne did not let a second slip by, he went to his father and crouched in front of him.“What have you done!.“ Mr Jones yelled at Wayne.“But father, they hurt you.“ Wayne tried to defend.“Those men are gang men and they're dangerous. Now go into the office, and get a brown envelope from the safe.“ He ordered. Wayne went into his father's office, he opened the safe and grabbed the medium sized envelope.The envelope was sealed and it was lightweight.What would be the contents? Wayne asked himself.He wondered why his father would request for the envelope at this time. He walked back to the bar, his father was sitting on the floor looking weak.“Father, what's this?.“ Wayne questioned.“That my son, is what would make you a billionaire.““A Billionaire?How can an envelope possibly make me a billionaire father?“ Wayne furrowed his eyebrows together, contemplating if his father had possibly gone mad.“Inside the envelope is a train ticket, a map, and a letter. If you follow the map correctly, you will reach a big mansion, tell the guards you want to see Mrs Emilia, then give her the letter in there.““No father, I'm not leaving you here like this”. Wayne told his father firmly.He knew that Drex would return as he promised and he wasn't going to leave him here.“Go pack your things and quit being stubborn, Drex is going to be back, and i'm sure they'll Do something worse or maybe kill you, I can't protect you from him, and if we don't pay him his money sooner, he might even kill me too, so i need you to do this for me, for us!“ Mr Jones pleaded.“But dad, do i get a saying in this?”“No! Just go before these guys wake up and see you here.“ Wayne stared at his father terrified for a moment, before running into
Mrs Emilia texted all the household of the Coopers family to inform them about the emergency that had arisen and within an hour they all crowded the living room.The paper was passed to each one of them but Mr Cooper was the last to see it. The room became quiet because everyone wanted to hear from him. In the household only two individuals held the authority and power and that was Mr Cooper And his wife Mrs Emilia. This was a position everyone wanted, struggling amongst themselves, it was a villainous circle with Amber and her parents at the lowest of the survival chain, with no hope of inheritance. Mr Cooper Cleared his throat and mumbled.“Indeed!, this is my Father's signature, Amber will get married to this young man in a months' time.“ Mr Cooper said and Within a split second the room was filled with mumblings.“Oh no!““I can't believe this,”“This suits her right,”“Well she deserves him.” they all spoke to themselves, glancing at Wayne and Amber in disgust.“How can
Wayne drew his eyebrows together, glancing at her, he could tell her any amount he needed and go home to his dad so that he could pay off his debt, but his instincts kept telling him no.“Sorry but i can't do that Amber, I'm not a liar, and i have come a long way to honour my father's wish so i can't go back.“ Wayne explained with a straight face.“So you're just here to ruin my life right? I can't believe you!“ Amber said furiously, and then she stomped out of the room in anger. Aunt Matilda sat with both her husband and daughter Bailey at the patio when Bailey stated.“I can't believe Amber is getting married to a homeless man,” “Well she deserves him,” Mr Nathan said, taking a sip of his orange juice.“We were looking for a way to remove Amber from the heritage list and also the will, but i guess fate has done it all,” Aunt Matilda mockingly stated.“You're right mother, she belongs to the poverty stricken family now, that smelly dirty slave” Bailey said as they all burst into
It's been one month since Wayne arrived at the Coopers' house, and finally it was time for him to get married to Amber.Wayne turned to glance at his reflection in the mirror.“These past weeks have been the worst days of my life.“ He stated as tears welled up in his eyes. Eventually the tears started slipping down, he used his hand to wipe them off to avoid it from staining his cheeks. Sniffing in a deep breath and letting out a sigh he raised his head towards the ceiling and started at it for a while.The Coppers family had maltreated him so much these past few weeks, turning him into something less than a mere slave, he had gone days without eating, he washed their dishes, did their laundry, cleaned every corner of the enormous mansion, and even washed their underwear.His head came down and his eyes found his reflection in the mirror.Wayne stared at his reflection thinking about the hard labour he had done for them, he balled his hand and swung it at the mirror.The first thung h
The first thing his consciousness took notice of was the beeping of the heart monitor, it was steady.Wayne started breathing slowly, his fingers twitched, Then he could feel his toes. Slowly he could smell the antiseptics Creeping into his nose. Wayne heard two unfamiliar voices mumbling, both were males.“I think he is awake.““Oh thank God!, i thought i had lost him.”Wayne gently started to open his eyes. The room seemed blurry for a few seconds until his vision started getting stronger. Slowly, Wayne could make out the figure of a man in white scrubs, and another man who seemed to be in his early sixties but was quite muscular for his age.“My son, you're awake!“ The elderly man said walking up to where he laid.“Where am i?““You're at my house Wayne.“ the man explained.“Why does it look like i am in a hospital, And why are you calling me your son?Who are you?“ Wayne questioned until it dawned on him that he had seen a similar figure when Drex’s men attacked him.“Mr Br
A few days later, Wayne was finally ready to return back to the Coopers family. Drex drove Wayne back to the Cooper's Mansion, and a few blocks away, Wayne tapped Drex on his shoulder and Drex jumped in fear.“Sir…Master Wayne, what can i do for you?“ Drex stuttered.“Stop me here.“ Wayne ordered leaning back on the seat and without any hesitation Drex stopped the car.“I'm finally back .“ Wayne mumbled with a smile on his lip.When Wayne got down from the red Lamborghini, Drex came out and got on his knees.“Please Wayne, forgive me, i didn't mean to kill you, please if you don't forgive me, your father will kill me, i didn't mean to hurt you Wayne, you can hit me, I don't care, I'll do anything to own up to what i did” Drex pleaded.“You know what?, you hit me.” Wayne mumbled.“What!, never, i would never do that to you Wayne.“ Drex hesitated.“You want me to forgive you?, hit me, hit me really hard to the extent i bleed, it's not a request Drex, it's an order, come on do it!“ Wayne
It was a Saturday morning, Wayne had gone to the garden, he loved how the flowers smelt, and the sounds of the chirpy birds, he would lay there most of the mornings or when the Cooper's family wasn't sending him any errand, the garden had become his best and only spot in the Cooper's mansion.He heard some footsteps and hoped it wasn't Aunt Emilia or her husband or even worse Aunt Matilda.“Wayne!“ Amber called out.“My grandfather asked to see us both.“ She said and Wayne stood up from the grass he was laying on.“Please i need you to be at your very best, for us, because whatever you do affects me okay?“ Amber mumbled.“Alright, let's go.“ He said.They both got to Mr Cooper's office ,Mrs Emilia, Mr Nathan, Mrs Matilda, Mr Oliver, and Mrs Laurette where all seated as they all stared at Wayne with hate and anger.And at that moment, he knew he was up for another problem.“I called you all here, because i am to assign Wayne to work at our company!“ Mr Cooper stated.“What!!!, no way, y
Wayne knew something was wrong, he knew this would have been planned by one of the members of the family. Amber was very sad and he felt sorry for her.When they drove into the mansion, Amber stepped out of the car, staring at the big building, then she heaved in a deep breath before walking in.Amber knew her grandparents would be disappointed in her, she knew she was in big trouble, she was scared of what could happen to her and her heartbeat kept racing.Amber got to the living room, the whole family was seated as usual. whenever there was an emergency or an important case the whole family would gather.“Look who's back!“ Mrs Emilia said blunty.Amber's heart leapt out of her chest.“You Fool!!, you have the guts to decline Mr Rolland's appointment to go on a date with this dirty scumbag!“ Mrs Emilia said, pointing at Wayne with a dirty look.“No, grandma i…!“ Amber sturtted.“Shut up!!“ Mrs Emilia Interrupted.“I knew she would fail us, how could we trust you when you don't seem to