"Are you alright?"
He asked.
'Am I alright?'
I murmured the same question surprisingly to myself. I raised my head and peeked at him to know whether if I know him because someone that know me won't ask that question. It is also obvious that I'm certainly not fine at this moment not to mention I'm JJ, the one who is never fine.
"What do you want, I'm not in the mood to talk right now"
I don't know how I even get the courage and the strength to utter those words, not only that I'm succumbing to hunger but I realized I don't know him but rather find him familiar. I thought he was one of those busybodies interfering in my business.
"Hey don't raise your luck, do you know who you are talking to? How dare you say those disrespectful words?"
The older man flared with anger, he couldn't wait to devour me with his blazing eyes but the man at my father's age was still calm.
"I don't care who you people are, you are the ones that come here to disturb me now tell me what you want."
"You..."
he couldn't complete what he wanted to say before he was stopped by the elegant man at the front.
"It's okay Steven. I'm Ma..."
"Master you can't introduce yourself to this disrespectful boy."
Steven can't imagine how his omnipotent master that even the president won't dare to treat with contempt would offer to say his name to a nameless kid like me.
"I said it okay Steven. I'm Martin and this Steven we came here for some business. I guess you didn't recognize me but I did"
Me Martin explained and I gawked at him surprisingly.
'We meet before?'
I thought to myself.
Like he read my mind he continued
"Yeah, my wallet dropped and you return it to me a while ago"
"Oooh, I remember now, but wait you look like a gentleman, you can't accuse me of stealing something from your wallet right?"
I'm used to people accusing me of something I didn't do, so I try to know the reason for this conversation.
Mr. Martin turned I looked at Mr. Steven trying to find what going on in my mind but he gave him an 'I don't know ' gesture.
The look on Mr. Steven face turned gloomy, I can see his animosity reach its peak this time
"Ooh naah, we were passing by and I saw you were having some problem by the look at your face maybe I can help to repay you."
"So can you tell me what your name is and what is wrong?"
Mr. Martin asked.
I was surprised to feel his warm concern which I never felt before.
"My name is Janah Jackson, most people call me JJ. As for what is wrong, you don't have to worry, is nothing serious I can handle it myself, and thank you for your concern I appreciate it. I'm late I will be leaving now."
Without looking at their faces I stand and try to walk away but with what I heard from Mr. Martin I was dumbfounded...
"Okay, but maybe you can take this money. Don't worry you can take it as me paying you back."
He proposed with an emotionless face like he was a predator inviting his prey.
By earshot of what he said I try to look back, I was stunned to see what was in front of me and I realized I was not the only one even uncle Steven was astonished to see his master holding a lot of 100 dollar notes in his hand.
He was holding the cash with both hands perhaps you might think he was offering sacrifice to the gods.
'This uncle must be a fool *chuckled*'
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