Chapter 9 - Ganged up against

When John came of the restaurant, he just walked aimlessly on the road with nowhere to go because he was not ready to return home today.

He kept on recalling the event that had happened today, the more he thought about it the more heartache he felt. His heartache was coming from the fact that the girl he loved didn't only betrayed him but also joined hands with his cousin to connived against him. Jacob action didn't affect John that much because he was already used to his malice.

He cannot even remembered when he had ever treated her bad, but because of money she turned against him.

Since John didn't want to go back home, he decided to go his school dormitory to sleep.

It was already 9:30.PM when John reached the school dormitory gate from when he left the restaurant. When he got into his dormitory room, he realized that his friends were not there which was a good thing for him because he was not in the mood to talk because of all the emotions that were brewing inside of him.

John was too emotionally drained from what has happened today that the moment he laid on his bed, he slept off.

Since today was a Sunday and also because he was emotionally wear off, John slept till 9.AM In the morning. When he got up, he saw about 5 missed calls from his uncle and he immediately knew that something was wrong because his uncle seldom called him.

He quickly got, took his toothbrush and rushed to the bathroom, brush his teeth, washed his face and left the dorm to his Uncle's place.

The distance from Queen's University which was the University that John attends to his Uncle's place was about 45 minutes by car.

When he got to his Uncle's place, he composed himself and said an encouraging statement "what would be would be" and entered the house after saying that.

When John entered the house, he saw his uncle, Uncle's wife and children were all sitting in the living room and the atmosphere was tense.

When John Uncle's saw that John was back he immediately said "I've been calling for so long why didn't you pick my calls? In fact that's by the way, where is my money?"

"Uncle what money are you talking about?" John asked

"Stop pretending, my father's money is missing and we all know that you were the one who stole it, you ungrateful thing" Caroline said

John looks at her in surprise and said "stole money? What are you talking about? I didn't steal any money"

"That's what a thief will say. You are just an ungrateful bastard. My father brought you here from that miserable place you called a home to help you and you had to repay him by stealing from him" Jacob snorted and said

"Stop accusing me wrongly, I didn't steal any money. Why would I steal his money?" John tried to defend himself and asked

"Of course that's to take care of your girlfriend" Jacob smile and said. It was as if Jacob was waiting for him to ask that question.

"What do you mean?" Jacob's father asked him

"Dad maybe you don't know this but John has a girlfriend in school and rumor has it that he has been spending money lavishly on her by buying her expensive clothes, jewelries and bags. Now tell us how did you get money to buy her such things if you didn't steal money?" Jacob said this to everyone and posed a question to John in the end.

The way he said it, it may seem as if John had been spending huge sum of money on Mabel.

Yes, John has been spending money on Mabel to buy her a few luxury products but not as exaggeratedly as Jacob made it seem.

"What!" Jacob father exclaimed and questioned John "if you say you didn't steal my money then where did you get the money to buy her such expensive things?" Jacob's father asked John

"I usually do part-timed jobs and things are not the way Jacob is making it seem" John explained

"Yes part-time jobs like being a delivery guy and a waiter, so you are saying that the money you have been spending on your girlfriend came from that low life job of yours? Do you think that we are all fools that you could easily deceive? Such jobs couldn't give you that type of money that you have been spending lavishly on your girlfriend" Jacob snorted and said in disdain

"What do you mean by spending lavishly?" John asked Jacob

"Wait, you guys should stop arguing" Jacob's father butted in and he turned and face John and asked "so you do have a girlfriend that you have been spending money on?"

"Had" John corrected while glaring fiercely at Jacob.

"What do you mean by had?" Jacob's father asked.

"Actually it's...." John tried to explain but Jacob panicked and quickly cut him off and explained" Actually dad I heard that he was dumped by his girlfriend because he couldn't buy her the latest IPhone and the clothes that she requested and I guess that's surely the reason why he stole your money in order to buy those things for her"

"You useless piece of trash, I've always known that you will amount to nothing. My husband took pity on your pathetic life and tried to help you but you just had to steal his money to spend it on a woman. That's why I said that you will always be a good-for nothing" Jacob's mother snorted coldly and looked at John with disdain. "Ever since you got in to this house, my husband's money had been getting missing and we decided to give you the benefit of doubt but who knew that you were the one that had been taken the money to spend on that girlfriend of yours. But this has got to end today you ungrateful bastard, so where is the 5000$ that you stole from my husband?" She questioned John

"Aunty Clara believe me I didn't take any money" John tried to defend himself

"Mom, Dad since he doesn't want to admit to it why don't we search him and also his room maybe we might find the money" Caroline suggested.

John had a bad premonition when Caroline suggested for him and his room to be searched, especially when he saw them silently communicating with each other.

Jacob viciously glared at John and supported Caroline's idea "yes dad I suggest that we search him or his room and see if he's not guilty as he claimed"