ear A

to read the

ecretary handed it to him; not because it came from his estranged brother, but because it was e

me," Darwin muttered as he opened it with a letter opener, the

st Br

saw you last night with a sexy chick. Don't lie to

rive inside the world of gambling. S

it. God above, his brother is

debating if he's gonna spend his break time reading the letter

ing near the window while drinking a macchiato g

e to make a

s. Everytime I win, I will give 50% to you so that I can pay less

can. If I have given you half of my winnings at that time,

umstances should happen to me,

to pay my debts. She will

of a sexy chick; much sexier than th

hope to hear from yo

h l

.

ead the lette

de, he set the

icture s

his half-brother wasn't lying about the collateral he'll be

rote all the words that he had decided to reply-his own terms and

a woman. A damn, beaut

d prompted him

will do

althy businessman; perhaps

th Darwin Gray will do either of

*

Years

was on the bri

her had

urned into ashes

48 hours now. The tiny fridge and mini-pantry inside h

another wealthier man even before h

onely, and sad. She had long

e two different things despite peopl

and living alone; without anyone to re

s. Her childhood life and her coming-of-age life. But a pillow is just a pillow. A non-living, cotton-filled, s

bathe in the morning sun-to go out and a

d reminiscence...You. Better. Be. Out.' Her subc

e stood and threw her pillow into the wall a

d with nothing more but a

face was now

bed, her untidy clothes, her stuffed toys o

's what her room is. Probably also wh

r have a

she

*

e inside and how it feels like to buy those goods with your own money. Well,

nd needed; what her eyes had caught and what her

t to go to th

Ou

sorry,

ed looked at her-

are your pa

ild?!' Minerva thought,

teenager,

young for a teenager,

ed. "I'm flatt

g," the mister said

ou see, my father just recently passed and my mothe

me sort of pity and sor

y met people like you who had broken families due to my

she took one glance at him. He could'

She then walks away as soon as she can without o

she last met a wealthy man lik

said the cashier as soon as she

The cashier, a name Marg

he had only $100 left in her wa

d!" She curs

pay for

f the handsome and

idn't even remember how many thank-you she had muttered or how many

r to her car as she had bought way too many goo

will have a hu

e even found herself dreaming and daydreaming about the hand