Chapter 9 - Smile

He's strong man, the went through something Noah can't imagine or might won't be able to ever.

Man suddenly stopped walking, he stood at his ground strong against the world without falling to ground even the strom won't be able to move man from the place his standing with his one remaining eye he look at Noah, straight into his soul.

Man lift his left hand in air towards the Noah his fist are clenched, holding the most important thing in his life the same thing that might be the cause of his demise but without completing his duty, he refuse to die in this world.

Noah put his both hands on road and use his all strength to push himself to stand on his feet again.

Even though Noah body was hurting he decided to bear the pain cause his pain is nothing compared to one this man is going through.

Noah doesn't know this man nor he ever met him, he never heard about him nor he saw him somewhere but one thing he knows from his guts feeling that this man is here for him.

As Noah stood infront of him he could smell strong smell of blood the iron from this man body.

Noah know what's inside this man fist cause his getting same eerie feeling as when he that broken key with him.

Man opens his fist in his palm is same broken key necklace that he throwed it away at night.

Noah didn't said anything just took the necklace from man palm and wore it around his neck.

Man then with his remaining strength and life that was left inside of him, he removed the plain golden ring from his right hand long finger.

Man extend his hand and show Noah this ring telling him to take this ring with him, Noah took the ring from the man hands and wore in same as this man in his right hand long finger.

Man eyes became soft after seeing Noah took the both things he wanted to give him. He still had he hand extended towards him.

Noah doesn't understand what this man trying to say or tell him, seeing his palm opened towards him, Noah place his palm over the man palm.

Just as Noah place his hand on the man hand, the gold ring start to glow in with brilliance at night, Noah look at the man into his eyes and man eye shows emotions of being happy, relief and smiling from bottom of his heart even though he's going through Intense pain.

Just light start glow in darkness man body tremble and his blood, flesh, bone, muscles and everything start to become sludge like and suck into the golden ring.

Noah watched this all with his eyes wide open refusing to believe what's happening right infront of him.

Man disappeared from this world just like this, only thing that was left of him is his torn apart clothes tears start to fall from his eyes without even realising it, Noah didn't felt any slightly emotional change in mind but somehow he still crying as if its his heart that is crying.

Noah stood still for 5 to 10 minutes just to comprehend what happened the whole situation, it felt as if this is all illusion or dream but it isn't the illusion or dream but reality.

Noah felt overwhelming feeling deep inside his heart, he can't name or or under what is it but he knew that he have live his life differently from now on.

Noah slowly walks towards the his fallen scooter, Noah remove his bag pack and place it on the street, Noah sat on the street and look above the night sky.

Night sky is beautiful and mysterious, what's beyond this stars are unknown and so is human life at which point what would happen no one knows.

Noah hold his fallen scooter handlebar with his both hands he lift it up and place it on stand, Noah get his bag pack from the street where he put at first place.

Then Noah get on his scooter and goes for the his last delivery of tonight.

Noah arrived at sea port security gate, sea port gate is closed by barricade after you complete your identification or they allowed you to be inside you won't be able to enter sea port.

Security guard saw him, he single Noah to turn off his scooter light, He look at Noah face and ask, "what's your business here boy?"

"I'm here to deliver food."

"Open your bag pack first, please compromise with this I have duty to check your things before letting you inside."

One security guard check Noah bag pack while other one call at office number, is there someone who has order food.

After first security guard done checking Noah he turns to second one who's still talking on telephone after minute he put his hand down along with put down his telephone.

"Let him in and tell David to show him the way to office."

Noah enter inside sea port and soon one of the mid age worker name David came to him driving his forklift truck.

"You are the delivery man they were talking about?"

"I guess."

"Then you are really late on your delivery this time boy, just follow my lead and don't turn to where you are not supposed too." Mid age man just shook his head.

He didn't start any conversation or said anything after that David just keep on driving his forklift truck through the huge container taking right and left turn along the ways.

Noah didn't ask him why he taking so many turned and going through this way instead of just going on straight road to the office.

Noah enter inside the office and on the first two man were waiting for him.

Both of them were in their late 20s, one is black man with height of 6.8 locks and while other is white man with height of 6.3 with buzz cut.

"Yo dawg, yo' took yo' sweat-ass time getting' here, look at the damn clock, fool!"

Hearing black man talkin' to him, Noah glanced at time: 12:05 am. He realised he was really late on his last delivery.

He completed all his delivery within 30 minutes but his last delivery took over an hour.

"Aye, dawg, I get it. You probably some broke-ass college kid trying make lil' cash, but where my damn chicken nuggets at dawg?"

"They probably colder than your momma p"ssy."

"You got real fucked up attitude, showin' up this late and shit. No apology no nothin' what's wrong wit' you?"

Noah couldn't even focused on what the man infront of him is saying all he could think about is what happened tonight, Noah tried to focus on his work but his mind would still bring him back to the place where he saw the man for last time.

"Jaxon the kid look high on some shit, he ain't listening to your words at all look at the blondie damn face."

Jaxon the black man look at Noah face, "Damn for real?So this little blondie ass gotta get high when we were the one to givin' orders' damn dawg that's shit unacceptable."

"I swear on in name of god, If my chicken nuggets are cold, I'm gonna kill this blondie little ass tonight."

Jaxon smack Noah across his face to make him come out of his thoughts, Noah felt sharp pain in his face. All the thought he had in his mind disappeared, Noah look at one who hit him.

"I'm sorry sir, I forget to give you your order and I apologize for being late."

"I'm sorry."

"That's good."

Noah opens his bag pack and given them their order food.

"Say it, you are lucky or I'm in good mood."

"I'm going spare your broke-ass life but you ain't getting shit for being late motherfucker."

"Now, get the fuck out of here."

Noah carry his bag and left the sea port office.

He starts his scooter and left the office on same way he came here with mid age man David.

Noah took the right turn infront of him but he just made one mistake, infront of him is two path one that goes straight and second that goes left but Noah instead of going straight took the wrong turn and turn his scooter to left.

It was sharp turn and there weren't any light to see if someone there's or not just as he took left turn.

Noah hit the man carrying wooden box out of the container, the wooden box falls onto the ground and break apart revealing product it was made for.

All thean standing there look at the Noah and Noah look at box that he just broke inside this box was white powder cocaine.

Noah had look of dread on his face, "I'm sorry, I didn't meant...."

Before he could say something more two big man hold him from the both side his shoulder and drag him to the man standing infront of the car.