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Spark of determination
Author: Mason yatty
last update2024-12-10 08:24:59

Aidan stood alone in the robotics lab, the hum of the machines his only company. He’d been there for hours, his fingers a blur as he pieced together the delicate components of his latest creation. To the world, he was an outsider, an anomaly. To them, his clothes were nothing more than a joke, his awkwardness a source of amusement. But here, in the lab, none of that mattered. He was in control.

Every beep and click of the machinery was his victory, his rebellion against the world that had so often cast him aside. He wasn’t like the other students, those who had been groomed for success since birth, surrounded by wealth, privilege, and opportunities he could only dream of. No, Aidan had nothing but his mind, his hands, and his determination. That was enough.

As the days passed, the ridicule only grew. He became the punchline of every joke, the subject of every sneer. But Aidan didn’t care. His heart beat to the rhythm of progress. With every failure, every setback, he learned, adjusted
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    Aidan had no time to adjust to his new reality before the world around him began to change in ways he couldn’t control. He hadn’t even been able to tell his mother yet.But when he finally did, when he stood before her in the dimly lit living room of their small apartment, the weight of his confession hit him like a thousand bricks. The words tumbled out—he was the son of William Cross, the billionaire CEO, and he had inherited his father’s empire. His mother’s face went pale, her hands trembling as the truth settled like a cold stone in her chest.The silence that followed was unbearable. Aidan could hear his own heartbeat pounding in his ears, waiting for her to say something—anything."You’re lying," she whispered, shaking her head in disbelief. "This… this isn’t possible.""I wish I was," Aidan said, his voice strained. "But it's the truth. And now they're coming for me. For us."Her eyes darted around the room as if the walls themselves could hear them. She took a deep breath, tr

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