A slight slender young man was sitting in his parlour drinking beer and trying to kill himself.
His wife had left him for another man and he just wanted to end his life on the spot.
He heard a loud knock on his door and was a bit irritated because the sound was disturbing his weeping moment.
"Cross! Cross, If you don't open this door right now!" A voice behind the door screamed and then it hit Cross
He hasn't paid his debt for this month, without any option he went to open the door all shaky.
The man grabbed me by the neck, "where's the money" he yelled at Cross
"I'll pay you as soon as I can" Cross said, "you haven't paid for 3 months now!" The man said irritated at Cross.
"I promise I'll meet up, I'll even pay triple" Cross said trying to make the man let him off the hook.
Then the man dropped cross on the floor and spat on him.
"Come on boys, bet him to a pulp!" The man said and the people he brought along with him beat the life out of cross until they were satisfied.
"That's enough" The man said signaling them to stop so they don't kill me.
"You got 24 hours Cross Markson" He said then lit a cigarette and dumped it on cross's pitiful state.
Then as they left with their motorcycles he checked his phone, and open his bank account
"Only a 100 bucks" He muttered and frowned but nontheless he still sent all the money he had to the account of the man that just came, turns out Cross still has about 10,000$ worth of debt left.
Cross sighed then powered off his phone and stared at the sky, then a shooting star came by and he almost chuckled.
Even though he didn't believe in wishes coming true, he still wished for his pitiful life to end.
Then shook his head in disbelief of the wish coming true, he slept off and woke up in the early morning.
He went to his mirror, he's entire body look like it was in the dump, dark circle under his eyes, instead of look like he was in his 20's he looked like he was in his 40's.
"Damn, i look older than my uncle" He muttered, and dressed up to go to his work which only pays him 500$ a month.
Ding! The train stopped and he entered all eyes on him, he didn't focused on the people gossip about him because all his mind was focused on how to pay his debt and how to gain money quick.
As he sat on a sit, he thought, I only get 500$ a month and I Need to pay off 10,000$ before the end of this month, Life is unfair. He thought as he covered his face with his palms.
He listen to some music and walked out of the train… all eyes were still on him, but he knew life wasn't meaningful anymore even if he managed to work harder his pay a month won't still escape that 500$.
He stopped giving a Fuck, and was counting the days till his life will finally come to an end…
Monday… Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday…. The days were going faster than expected, Cross attempted to hang himself but that failed and he tried to cut himself but just couldn't bring himself to do it.
Eventually he stopped going to work and some days he will just lye on his bed through out the day and scroll through TikTok.
The absolute worst part is that he can't even escape out of the city because the man and his boys are always at the gate so if he try to escape they will spot him.
Cross actually tried to escape once, he wore a different suit and gave all the fake information and tried to run off but they recognized his voice, then removed the hoodie and beat the shit out of him.
12:00AM on a Sunday afternoon, Cross woke up looking older than yesterday
He opened his phone,"20 more days until I can see that bastard's face again and he can finally end me once and for all" Cross said then a cruel crazy laughter escaped from his mouth
"Might as well enjoy my life till it ends" Cross sighed then opened his bank account, [Unknown Number] sent: 3000$
"What the, what?" Cross said and he rubbed his eyes to check if he was dreaming, Nope! A whole 3000$ was in his bank account for the first time in his entire life.
The money came with a message from the unknown number, 'meet me at Kaywood street, block 49 behind the well, 4:00PM' no explanation, no introduction, nothing.
He stared blankly at the phone part of him excited and part of him mysterious, nontheless if the unknown message he still jumped in Joy, "This is the best day of my Life" he said then got dressed up to meet the mysterious man.
At exactly 4:00PM he was standing there looking for the man, he searched around the well but didn't see anyone
'This is weird' He thought and shrugged, "I'll come again tomorrow maybe the guy forgot" Cross sighed then walked away.
"No I didn't" the man appeared right in front of cross, The man was giving off dangerous aura and his hoodie covered his face so Cross couldn't see who it clearly was.
"Cross Markson, you are going to work for me" The man said then he's voice changed.
"Why" cross asked The man didn't respond.
"When you leave here you are going to have my power and you are going to work under me" The man said.
"You still haven't answered my question" Cross screamed.
The man disappeared into thin air
"What the Fuck, what does he mean for me to work under him?"