ear A

to read the

ecretary handed it to him; not because it came from his estranged brother, but because it was e

me,” Darwin muttered as he opened it with a letter opener, the

st Br

saw you last night with a sexy chick. Don’t lie to

hrive inside the world of gambling.

it. God above, his brother is

debating if he’s gonna spend his break time reading the letter

ing near the window while drinking a macchiato g

e to make a

s. Everytime I win, I will give 50% to you so that I can pay less

can. If I have given you half of my winnings at that time,

umstances should happen to me,

to pay my debts. She will

of a sexy chick; much sexier than th

hope to hear from yo

h l

.

ead the lette

de, he set the

icture s

his half-brother wasn’t lying about the collateral he’ll be

rote all the words that he had decided to reply—his own terms and

a woman. A damn, beaut

d prompted him

will do

althy businessman; perhaps

th Darwin Gray will do either of

*

Years

was on the bri

her had

urned into ashes

48 hours now. The tiny fridge and mini-pantry inside h

another wealthier man even before h

onely, and sad. She had long

e two different things despite peopl

and living alone; without anyone to re

s. Her childhood life and her coming-of-age life. But a pillow is just a pillow. A non-living, cotton-filled, s

bathe in the morning sun—to go out and a

d reminiscence…You. Better. Be. Out.’ Her subcon

e stood and threw her pillow into the wall a

d with nothing more but a

face was now

bed, her untidy clothes, her stuffed toys o

’s what her room is. Probably also wh

r have a

she

*

e inside and how it feels like to buy those goods with your own money. Well,

nd needed; what her eyes had caught and what her

t to go to th

Ou

sorry,

ed looked at her—

re your pare

ild?!’ Minerva thought,

teenager,

young for a teenager

ed. “I’m flatt

g,” the mister said

ou see, my father just recently passed and my mothe

me sort of pity and sor

y met people like you who had broken families due to my

she took one glance at him. He could’

She then walks away as soon as she can without o

she last met a wealthy man lik

said the cashier as soon as she

The cashier, a name Marg

he had only $100 left in her wa

d!” She curs

pay for

of the handsome an

idn’t even remember how many thank-you she had muttered or how many

r to her car as she had bought way too many goo

will have a hu

e even found herself dreaming and daydreaming about the hand