Chapter 2 - Chapter 2

"Breaking news Jacob Faris renowned for his outstanding knowledge in the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) just won the Nobel peace prize for creating a device that can purify oil spills in the ocean as well as a new way of generating energy using sub-atomic particles to create a large burst of energy. Now here's some of Jacob's background that everyone wants to know! Jacob is 23 years old and grew up in the northern part of England. Jacob always had a creative mind, at just the age of 2 months old he spoke his first words "Hello Father" after another 2 months he took his first steps, and only 3 days after he started to run. By the age of 11, he already graduated from Oxford University with 6 degrees! When he was 16 he started his first mega-corporation and became a billionaire overnight. When he was 18 he participated in the 2037 Olympics as a part of the track and field team. That year he won 3 consecutive gold medals. At 20 he built the first space carrier that was sent to Jupiter and now at 23 he is receiving the Noble peace prize!". "Welcome everyone to the Peace prize ceremony where Jacob Faris will be receiving the noble peace prize. Now everyone let's give a big round of applause for Jacob!" "thank you everyone I just want to improve upon this world using innovation and creation to make the world a better place. I want to thank everyone who helped me along the way, My father, my younger brother, my professors, my team, and my girlfriend for all of the love and support they have shown me over the past few years of my life. Thank you, everyone!". "There you have it folks Jacob Faris the youngest innovator of our time some may as well call him a genius". After all of the camera crews and news stations left Jacob sat on the edge of the stage looking out at all of the rows of now empty seats. "Hey Jacob" "Hey Melanie I was thinking of taking a trip to China and I wanted to bring you along". As Jacob was talking on the phone he was playing with a small box holding a diamond engagement ring as he thought to himself how good it would be to get married. He always wanted to settle down and have kids with Melanie but he was constantly reminded of the amount of responsibility he had as a CEO of a major corporation. "Jacob, Jacob are you there?" "yes, Melanie what is it?" "I think we should break up" "why Melanie I thought things were going well" "Jacob your a CEO of a large company and you barely have any time and you always cancel our dates. I feel like you don't even know that I'm there" "I understand what you're talking about we can fix it just give me a bit of time" "Jacob I'm tired of waiting for you the truth is I slept with your younger brother and we have been going behind your back for almost a year now and he is planning on taking me to Hawaii" "Melanie why we could've talked about this why would you do such a thing to me" "I'm sorry Jacob it's over" *the phone disconnects*. With all that just happened now, Jacob was thrown into a state of extreme emotions. What happened was traumatizing to him to the point where he didn't eat or sleep for days then finally he collapsed. When he woke up he was in the ICU. He was lucky that his next-door neighbor found him in the backyard and called the police. It turns out that he was in a coma for 2 weeks. During those two weeks, no one came to visit him. Since his body was so weak from not eating or sleeping his muscles were quite thin and he developed darg bags underneath his eyes. "Nurse hand me the chart" "Ok doctor everything is in there the patient's name is Jacob Faris" "is that the guy who got the Noble Peace Prize?" "yep that's the one He came in about 2 weeks ago and has been comatose. He just woke up about an hour ago" "sheesh that's rough let me go talk to him". * The doctor walks into the room and slowly approaches Jacob* "How are you feeling Jacob?" "ugh my head hurts and I don't know where I am" "you're in the hospital. About 2 weeks ago your neighbor found you unconscious in your backyard. Now tell me Jacob what's wrong" "nothings wrong I don't know what you are talking about!" "Jacob when we ran some tests we found out you haven't been eating or sleeping for at least a week. Your muscles have deteriorated and you have dark spots underneath your eyes now can you please tell me what's wrong, maybe I can help you" "Nothing is wrong!!! Now GET OUT!!!" "Ok I shall step out now". As the doctor left he turned to the nurse in charge and told her to give Jacob a psych eval and to start him on physical therapy. * Two Months Pass* "just sign here and here and you are all good" "Thank you, doctor, if not for you I think I would have stayed in that bed for years". *Jacob walks out of the hospital* after staying in the hospital for 2 months Jacob had become much stronger due to the physical therapy and now his strength can rival that of an Olympic bodybuilder. During his two-month stay, the doctor suggested when he got out of the hospital he should take some time to himself and go on a vacation and Jacob liked that idea. "Even though mentioning China gives me some flashbacks I still want to go". Two hours later Jacob was waiting in the airport ticket in hand ready to board.