Not like I didn't collect it 'cause I was trying to pretend that I wasn't interested in her, no, I truly wasn't interested in collecting it.
After our conversation and bonding that day, I didn't plan on having anything to do with her again. But since she asked for my number, I had to give her.
Maybe I might end up liking her in that romantic way that would lead to a relationship...
I was on a journey to acquiring wealth and rising to the top, that was my main goal, every other thing comes second.
I was able to forget her easily 'cause I'd received another quest from the system after the first one which I was already trying to accomplish.
..As known, my main aim now was to accomplish the quest and earn the rewards that come with accomplishing it, which included a good $600,000.
"Oh! Ivy, sorry for not recognizing your voice". I uttered.
"It's been only a few days since we met, and you don't even recognize my voice anymore, wow". She stated.
"The fact that it is a phone call added to the reason why I didn't recognize your voice. If I heard it live, I would have recognized it. Sorry once again". I voiced out once again.
"It's no prob", She said, then inquired, "So, how are you doing?".
"I'm doing great, you?".
"I'm doing fine as well".
"So, why did you call?". I inquired.
..Yes, that was what I wanted to know...I have somewhere to go to right now and something very important to engage in.
"Umm...I was just wondering if we'd be able to meet today". She said.
In my mind, I was like, 'What! Meet? When I have something important to engage in that involves money? It wouldn't work out at all'.
That was the thought that ran through my mind, but this was what I said out...
"No, we wouldn't be able to meet. I'd be really busy today".
"What of tomorrow?".
"I'd most likely be busy tomorrow as well".
"We don't have to meet at daytime, we can meet at nighttime. I'm always somehow busy at daytime as well since I'm working. Wouldn't it be possible to meet in the evening?".
I thought about it, after all the energy and time I'd put trying to accomplish the quest from daytime to whenever. When I get home, I'd most likely be tired and would just want to rest.
Until I've succeeded in accomplishing the quest, I don't think I'd be able to meet anyone. I have to tell her the truth, so I said,
"That wouldn't be possible as well, I'd be so busy that when I get home in the evening or nighttime, I'd be so tired and need to rest".
"Are you saying all these 'cause you don't want to meet up with me, or are they true?". She inquired.
"Why wouldn't I want to meet up with you? A pretty lady like you? What I'm telling you is the absolute truth. In the next few days, I'd be so busy that meeting up with someone would be impossible,
When I'm less busy, I'd be the one to call you so we can meet up. Or you can just call me again after the passing of days, alright?". I explained.
"Okay, got that".
"Okay then, we'd talk later".
"Bye".
..And that's how our phone conversation ended.
According to the look of things, she was interested in me. She was a pretty lady, so it wasn't a bad thing that she was interested in me.
Though I'm not feeling that romantic connection with her that much, I know it wouldn't be hard to develop one for her. I'm single, I'm free, so if I develop a strong romantic feeling for her, I could date her without anyone stopping me.
But the thing was, my main goal was to become wealthy and rise to the top, everything else comes secondly...
So if at all I were to date her, I'd make sure our relationship doesn't get in the way of my main goal.
'She wants to meet with me today'. I thought to myself and began laughing at the same time.
Why was I laughing? 'Cause it was somehow funny. I have a quest to accomplish with 9 days remaining as the time limit, I haven't started accomplishing anything yet, and she wants to meet with me today.
..If she was more important than the money, or she could give me $600,000 without shaking, then I could have agreed to meet with her.
But she wasn't important than the money, and I'm sure she wouldn't be able to give me $600,000 if she even has that amount as a total net worth.
I was already dressed up and would have left if not for the call I received. But nothing spoil though, I can still leave now.
I opened the door to my hotel room and stepped outside. Then I closed and locked it before I began walking. I had already checked out of the hotel by now as I was outside it.
I still remember the plan, and that was to try accomplishing the quest in the first ghetto I went to yesterday before moving to the other one affiliated to it.
I boarded a cab as usual as the cab man was driving me toward the ghetto. Inside the cab while it was in motion, I was thinking about how things would go in the ghetto.
..How would things play out today? Would I be able to accomplish the quest today?
Even if I'm not able to accomplish it, would I make progress at least? Would I help out a family that needed one badly, so I'd know it remains one more family to help out to accomplish the quest?
This I don't know, I'd have to arrive there and see how things play out. But I was hoping things would play out well...
The cab had already arrived at the ghetto by now, and I didn't waste time to come down from it and pay the cab man before he zoomed off. Then I began walking forward.
Yes, I had just arrived, but I could feel it again, that ghetto vibe. There's no way you wouldn't feel it...
I planned on using the same tactic I used yesterday to access some poor families. I'd make the kids I see around feel comfortable with me, then I'd look for the poorest among them.
I'd simply do this by glancing at their clothes and all that. Then I'd persuade the kid to take me to his family if he has one. It has to be a male, I can't do it with a female.
..This was the tactic I used in meeting a lot of poor families yesterday, just that my efforts were in vain.
I was still walking forward while glancing around from time to time. What I was searching for now was a group of kids. Many of those kids were supposed to be in school, but due to lack of funds, they waste the whole day playing around.
What can they do? That was the situation they found themselves in. They weren't the ones that asked to be brought into this world.
I was still walking forward searching for a group of kids, so I could approach them and do what I had in mind when I sighted a certain woman.
Now, from the way the woman was walking, I could tell something was wrong with her. She wasn't looking fine at all, her walking was so slow, and though I didn't know her before, I could tell she lost weight.
I know this wasn't how her body looked normally, she lost weight. From the look of things, she was sick, and I was wondering why she wasn't in the hospital or something.
It must be lack of funds again, there was too much poverty in the ghetto...
She was walking past different people, and though she was sick, no one cared. Everyone was just busy with their different activities as people kept walking past her, and she kept walking past people.
..This woman needed help badly, it was evident.
She was sick but couldn't go to a hospital, and you know what? I planned on trailing her to see where she was heading to. I think I've just seen someone I'd be able to render the first help to.
What I was hoping for now was that she had a family and there was a valid reason why they were so poor. If my hopes fail, then I wouldn't be able to help her out anymore.
I was disappointed a lot yesterday 'cause there were some families I was so close to helping out, but then there'd be something that would just ruin everything.
That could be the same case with this sick woman as well...