The Secret Life of Him

12. Young Master

Floyd couldn’t stop thinking about the woman he met. She hasn’t come back since he woke up. He keeps on thinking about what she said. Why is she calling him young master? He was a nobody. He leaves his mother with his father whom he doesn’t have a good relationship with. He has a brother that he never gets along with. 

Did my mother become wealthy outside? 

Floyd sighs and closes his eyes again. He tried to sleep because his body is still giving him pain. He fell asleep and woke up again because his bed was moving. That’s when he noticed that there were people wearing white polo and pants moving towards him. That he thought were nurses. They were already in the hallway. 

What is this nurse doing here?

“W-What is happening? Where are you bringing me?” Floyd asked in confusion. He looked at his side and saw the inmates looking at him from the quadrangle. In the end, he saw the woman earlier with their warden and consultant. They are talking to each other. “W-Wait.” He tried moving but his body is like a block of cement that he cannot move. 

“Sir, please stay still. We are moving you to a hospital now,” said the nurse holding the dextrose bag on his right side. 

“Hospital? I’m a prisoner. Why are you moving me?” he asked confusedly but they never answered again. Floyd sighed and lay down well. He closes his eyes because he feels dizzy again because of the constant movement. Later on, the movement stops, and Floyd opens his eyes again. They are at the end of an ambulance. He saw the woman nearing him. 

“Young master. Please enjoy your trip,” she said sweetly. Floyd thought that she had a sweet voice and he couldn’t stop looking at her. 

Am I on drugs? 

“Who are you?” 

“I will explain to you everything later.” 

Floyd frowns and is still confused. He has a lot of questions but his head is killing him. “W-What did you do to me?” 

“Don’t worry, sir. We already punished the men who did this to you.” 

Floyd hears another voice but he doesn't open his eyes. He felt his head was like splitting in two and making his stomach turn upside-down. 

“Thank you so much, warden, for your help. I assure you my master will help you well here. Remember, this is a secret for now please.” 

“Thank you, ma’am. Please take care of the young master.” 

Why are they calling me young master? Floyd asks himself. He then felt that his bed was moving again and then he noticed that everything went quiet. That’s when he learns that he was already inside the ambulance. He did not mind opening his eyes because of his head until he fell asleep again. 

Floyd wakes up because of a buzzing sound. He smelled a familiar scent that’s why he opened his eyes. “Where am I?” he whispered. 

The ceiling was white and the walls were. He saw the window on his side that had a thick curtain. He sighed and closed his eyes again. He thinks that he was in a hospital but this is too comfortable for him. He never got in this kind of room in a hospital. 

This is nice. 

He observes himself. His body still feels heavy but not aching anymore. Whatever they gave him helped him a lot. 

“Oh! You’re awake!” 

Floyd hears the sweet voice of the woman again so he opens his eyes. He saw the woman smiling walking toward him. She was holding a folder and stopped when she was on his side. 

“You! Who are you?” 

The woman smiled. She placed the envelope on Floyd’s side and looked at him. “I’m sorry if I haven’t introduced myself to you. I am Minerva. The secretary of Mister Johnson Lim, your father.” 

Floyd looks at her for a few seconds. He tried to process what she just said but he really couldn’t think about it. 

“Well, Minerva. I don’t know him. He can’t be my father.” 

“Ahm… Yeah. Mister Lim will explain to you everything when you meet him. He is still yet to come here to see you. For now, you need to rest well and prepare yourself.” 

“H-How? How about my case? I am a prisoner.” 

Minerva smiled. “Not anymore. You are free and no one will ever know about it so you don’t need to think about it.” 

Floyd's mouth almost dropped. “D-Do you mean… I’m not going back there?” 

“Yes. I fixed it. We already erased everything and you will not have any criminal record.” 

Floyd took a deep breath. He feels like there is something stuck in his chest and he couldn’t get it out. He looked away from Minerva and shook his head. 

“I’m dreaming. This is not happening!” 

Minerva chuckles. “Yes. It is, young master.” 

Floyd looks at Minerva again. “I will not believe you.” 

“Sure. I have to go for now. Don’t worry. Our maids are coming and will help you while I’m gone. The doctors gave you the best medicine and luckily, they didn’t hit you that hard. Swallowing on your face will be gone soon.” 

“Where are you going?” 

“I still need to prepare everything for you, young master.” 

Floyd sighs. “C-Can you stop calling me young master?” 

“Goodbye, young master.” 

Floyd shook his head. Minerva bows to him and goes out of the room. He still can’t believe it and won’t believe anything. 

“Mister Johnson Lim.”

“Who was he?” he asked. 

The name looks familiar to him but he cannot remember where he heard about him from. Though he is still confused. At least he is in a comfortable place. Floyd remembers his cellmates. I hope you guys are okay. 

A few minutes passed, and the door opened again. There he saw five women wearing black jeans and a white long-sleeve blouse. He was surprised about the next thing they did. All of them went on him and tried to clean him while he was still laying on the bed. One is feeding him. He said that he can do it but they are like robots that keep moving until they see that he is okay. Everything was new to him. He is not used to being taken care of because he grew up helping himself. Floyd was a relief when they finally stopped and sat down on the couch in the rest area. 

“Weird,” Floyd whispered. They changed his clothes into a white long-sleeve polo and a pair of pants. They even wanted to put a vest on him but he begged them not to because he is not used to those types of clothes. At least they listened to him. 

Later on, a doctor visited him. He said that he was free to go because he can already move his body. He just needs to be careful. 

“Thank you, Doctor.” 

“You’re welcome, sir,” he replied in respect. 

Floyd cringed but did not say a word. The doctor went out. 

“Young master. I just received a message from Miss Minerva. We will go to the mansion now.” 

“Where is it?” 

“A car is waiting for us already. Please sit here.” 

Floyd looks at the wheelchair that one maid is holding. He winced. “I can walk,” he said and stood up. His feet still feel light but at least he is not dizzy any more. But the maids still asked him to sit in the wheelchair. They even put a shoe on him when he was already sitting. It is embarrassing already for him but he couldn’t do much. 

Floyd tried to be comfortable as they pushed them out of the room. That’s when he learns that they were in the VVIP room. He has never been in any VVIP room. May it be in a hospital or in another place. They reached the last floor and Floyd just walked before they went out of the building. Floyd was amazed when he saw the doctors aligning on his way while bowing at him. They were thanking him as he walked but he did not reply because he was still in shock. Then he noticed the four cars in line parked in front. The next car’s door at the back is already opened by the man wearing a black suit. 

“S-Should I enter?” Floyd asked the man. 

“Yes, young master.” 

Floyd almost runs into the car and enters it. The man immediately closes the door and it relieves him. He still sees the doctors bowing at him outside as the car moves. He took a deep breath. 

“I… I am definitely dreaming!”