Rise Of The Belittled Son-In-Law.

The Wedding

“These past weeks have been the worst days of my life.“ Wayne said to himself.

The Coopers 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.

Next second, Wayne balled his hand and swung it at the mirror.

The first thung he felt was pain, he watched the glass break into big pieces and he watched as the big pieces landed on the floor and shattered into all pieces.

He saw the blood dripping from the cuts in his hand, at first he made no attempt to clean it but soon it would form a pool and he wanted to avoid that.

He grabbed a napkin and pressed it on his hand. The pain registered and he winced.

Suddenly his bedroom door opened and Mr Nathan walked in.

His eyes fell on the shattered pile of glass and then he turned to Wayne's angry eyes, he shut the door behind him with a smirk on his cheek.

Wayne saw the beige colored coat he was carrying even before Mr Nathan stretched it towards him.

“Mr Cooper said you should wear this, at least change out of your rags, and wear something better for once” he said mockingly.

“Whatever.“ Wayne said, rolling his eyes.

“You ungrateful soul. You want to wear your dirty rags on your wedding day?! You know I can make you do that” he threatened but Wayne didn't even flinch.

He didn't even bother if he was to walk down the aisle naked, all he wanted was to get on with what he was here for and fulfil his fathers' wish.

“The wedding is about to start, Come with me now!“ Mr Nathan said walking out of the room, and Wayne followed without saying a word.

As soon as Wayne walked into the Wedding hall, everywhere was filled with noise.

“Just take a look at him, faking a contract to be a member of the Coopers just to have a hand in their wealth.“

“Why did Mr Cooper let this happen?“

“Poor Amber, marrying a homeless man as a husband.“

The words echoed into Wayne's ears but he kept walking, not minding what anybody said or thought.

A few minutes later, The door opened and Amber walked in with a frown, she joined him at the altar and then the ceremony began.

It all went peacefully, until when Wayne and Amber said.

“I do.“

They were now pronounced husband and wife.

The large doors flew wide open.

There were gasps from the small audience as they watched Drex and his men march into the premises.

There were five of them including Drex and all were armed. They pointed their guns at both the audience and the newly wedded couple.

A loud noise arose from the aroused guest and every one panicked except Wayne.

“You think you can get away with what you did, bastard!“ Drex shouted heading towards Wayne with his gun still aiming at Wayne's head.

Amber left Wayne's side and ran to her mother.

“Honey what is going on?“ Amber's mother cried turning to her husband Mr Oliver for answers

“What do you want now?“ Wayne asked.

“Our boss Mr Bruce ordered to see you.“ Drex stated.

“Mr Bruce?“ Mrs Emilia asked as she turned to her husband Mr Cooper in shock.

“What does Mr. Bruce want with him?” She asked with her eyes wide as saucers, everyone knew who Mr Bruce was.

“I have no idea.“ Mr Cooper replied with sweat dripping down his forehead. His face went pale with fear and his hands were shaking at his side.

Everyone became afraid as they all stared at Wayne. Wayne knew these men were only here for revenge, but he couldn't afford to spoil the ceremony.

He turned his gaze to Amber who was with her mother and said.

“I'll be back.“

“What have you done!” Aunt Matilda Yelled, trying to create a scene. But Wayne ignored her, .turning his gaze to Drex and his men

“Well take me to this your boss then” Wayne said.

“Seems like you're not afraid of death, Mr Wayne, I'll make sure you regret ever laying hands on my men” Drex said furiously.

“You can see you invaded my wedding ceremony, and i'm doing you a favour right now, so you either take me to your boss, or leave this premises.”

“Let's go!“ Drex ordered his men.

They pulled his arm to where they parked their car and they pushed Wayne into one of the black cars.

He looked out of the window, he didn't know where these men were taking him and the tension in the car was dark and eerie.

But a smirk found its way to Wayne's lips.

About an hour later, the car stopped.

Wayne looked out of the window, they were in the middle of nowhere.

Drex got out first and went to the passenger seat, opening the door and pulling Wayne by his hair out of the car.

Drex kicked the back of Wayne's knees forcing it to buckle, Wayne landed on the ground with his knees and immediately he felt the cold metal of the gun on his head.

Apart from Drex and four of his gangmen, there was another man wearing a black suit.

He was too far away for Wayne to make out his features.

He wondered if he was the boss and then Drex confirmed it.

“What are the boss' orders?.“ Drex asked one of the men who had gone to discuss with the boss and was now returning.

“The boss to find him.“ The gang man replied, "I guess he wants us to make some publishes."

“Let's kill him.“ One of the gangman said.

“That's not necessary.” Drex said excitedly with a snarl on his face, his eyes were lively and he was ready to watch Wayne suffer, "We can just make him feel pain."

Wayne did not have a next move, the first thing he saw was a punch heading in his direction but he used his palm to shield the hit.

Wayne's hands were occupied and he was trying to get a good hold of the man trying to beat him up.

There was another hit on his head, this one was far too painful to be a fist, Drex had hit him with a gun.

Wayne yelled and his hand flew to the place of the hit.

He brought his hand to his face and he saw blood, his own blood.

With his peripheral vision, he saw a tall man raising his fist to the air, Wayne's reflexes were sharp, he dodged the hit and the man staggered because he lost his balance to the swing of his arm.

Wayne stood from his knees and kicked the man in his belly, the man shouted out of pain.

One of the men ran towards Wayne with a knife, Wayne held the blade of the knife and turned it around, he pushed the blade of the knife into the man's belly. He spat blood on Wayne's face and slipped to the ground.

Quickly a pool of blood gathered where the man laid.

Blood dropped from Wayne's cut palm, his right arm was limp and his beige coat was splattered with blood.

One man came forward, Wayne quickly turned the former man around, pulled the knife from his belly and he braced himself because the man coming for him was the largest.

Wayne caught the man's fist as he tried to throw a punch, he turned the man around and felt for the softness of his throat, he dug the blade of his knife into the man's throat and the man struggled then fell to the ground.

First thing Wayne heard was the sound of the gunshot, he looked to see Drex pointing his gun at him, Drex had shot him.

The ground unravelled under Wayne's feet and everything he laid eyes on was doubled. Everything swirled and the ground shook again, Wayne lost his balance.

“Don't shoot him!“ He heard, but he was already slipping into unconsciousness.