Heaven in Hell

Chapter2: NOT A POWER BUT A CURSE

In the same city Pearl lived.In the elites area, in a boarding school where only the richest kids attended. An extremely tall, handsome guy jumped through a window. He was sneaking out of school with his friend. The boy wasn't only tall, but had beautiful silver hairand mesmerizing forest green eyes. He was so handsome that no words were enough to describe his handsomeness. His handsomeness was too much that people rumoured that he was gotten from the devil. His name is Alvin Anderson . He was the second and illegitimate son of Mr Anderson, the richest business tycoon in the country.

Alvin's mum, Mrs Fiona Anderson, was the third wife of Mr Anderson. His mum was once a mistress of Mr Anderson, until she got pregnant with Alvin. Alvin's birth was a strange one. As Mrs Fiona was in the labour room about to deliver, the scan showed that the baby's chances of coming out alive was slim. When She gave birth to Alvin, everyone thought he was dead, the doctor slapped the baby's back to no avail. Mrs Fiona was already wailing thinking her baby was dead when Alvin started crying. She shed tears of joy as she held him. Alvin grew up to be a very handsome and naughty lad. He gave the staffs in his father's mansion a tough time. So he was always sent off to a boarding school. His mum became a shadow of herself since Mr Anderson never had her time. He placed her on a weekly allowance, she had everything money could buy, from the most expensive shawls to latest exotic cars, yet She felt empty and drowned herself in alcohol. Mrs Beatrice Anderson, Mr Anderson's second wife, gave Mrs Fiona a tough time, because she( Mrs Beatrice) was barren and couldn't bare any child for Mr Anderson. The two wives fought day in, day out like cat and rat.

Alvin was all alone, his elder stepbrother Tyler, whose mum was the late Mr Anderson's first wife. Tyler so much loathed everyone especially Alvin. He felt he had to share everything he had with Alvin and that Alvin didn't deserve any. Coming from a broken home with no love, Alvin decided to play tyrant in school. Yet so many girls crushed on him, not only because of handsomeness, but because of his sweet sonorous voice. Coming from an influential family enabled Alvin to start his music career at an early age. His songs were always on the top five trending music. His songs had over millions of views. So Alvin had a hard time always being crowded by crazy fans which were mostly females. Alvin barely attended classes nor made any attempt to be serious with his studies. He was a playboy, he could have any girl he wanted, he could buy whatever money could buy. Yet his life felt empty.

"Hurry up Alvin before we get caught " Damian yelled. Damian was the only friend Alvin had. He was also damn cute with his unruly dark hair and alluring blue eyes. Though his handsomeness couldn't match with Alvin's out of the world handsomeness. He also had his fair share of female companions wherever he went. His dad,Mr Williams,was the second richest business tycoon in the country. Both their fathers were at loggerheads with each other. But the two boys stuck together like two peas in a pod. Damian was the only child of Mr Williams. His father barely looked after him. He only kept giving him money and giving him a tough time. His father had a black belt in Judo. Damian also had a black belt in judo but he was still unable to defeat his father. His father always taunted him about it.Damian so much hated his dad and his dad despised him as much. His father never ceased to tell Damian how weak he was like his mother. Damon's mum left him when he was a kid. Having no siblings, Damian was likewise sent to the same boarding school as Alvin. Since Damian's father never remarried after Damon's mum left. He filled the void by having many mistresses.

Damian and Alvin had so much in common. They both came from broken homes and didn't believe in love.

"Ha! Get caught! They would have to catch us first " Alvin said mischievously and Damian laughed.

"Last one to the car has to pay for the drinks"Damian said. Immediately they both ran and got to the car at the same time.

"A tie! Seriously we have to stop having a tie everytime we race" Alvin grumbled.

"Yeah we should! Don't worry next time, you'll lose" Damian said laughing.

" Ha! that's impossible even in your dreams buddy." Alvin retorted as he drove out of the school vicinity. As they parked in the club's park.

"Don't forget to wear your hoodie and use your shades" Damian reminded Alvin. Alvin proceeded to do as he is told.

"And don't spend like a pig Alvin. Just because you have money doesn't mean you should spend lavishly. The money from our last concert was much more than I expected, I've paid our team workers and sent the rest to your tenth account " Damian said as if reciting a project. Alvin rolled his eyes, not bothering to listen to Damian's explanation.

" Are you even listening to me?" Damian asked and hit Alvin's head.

"Ouch! What was that for?" Alvin asked rubbing his head.

"To instill sense into that daft head of yours"Damian said.

" Do i really need to listen to all this? You're my manager after all. Do whatever you like. It's not like we both need the money anyways " Alvin said and received another knock on his head.

"Sometimes I wonder if you have anything upstairs Alvin?" Damian said shaking his head.

" And sometimes I wonder if you're not my second mum" Alvin retorted. Before Damian could hit him again, he ran out of the car laughing.

They were already quite known in the club, they showed the bouncers at the entrance their VIP card, they were immediately lead to the VIP lounge. Due to their tallness and their worked out bodies, people mistook them for adults. They entered the VIP lounge and saw a short, ugly man, with a bald head smoking a fat tobacco. He had two beautiful blondes entertaining him on his lap, two other brunettes danced on the poles wearing nothing. Four hefty bodyguards surrounded the lounge. They sat down opposite the man and placed their briefcase on the table. They opened the briefcase to reveal wads of money inside. The man nodded and his bodyguards brought a briefcase and placed it on the table as well. They opened it and wads of money was also in theirs as well. But Alvin shook his head. The man raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"If we win, we get the two ladies" Alvin said and the man frowned and his bodyguards drew nearer. Alvin shook his head again.

"Not fair buddy. We can have it your way or my way. Except a big man like you is afraid to lose to two small boys" Alvin said mockingly. The man snapped his fingers and the bodyguards backed down.

"Game on! But if you lose you're dead" The man snickered.

"Game on!"Damian said. As Alvin and the man played cards. After a while the man played his last card. Alvin sneakily pushed a card with his elbow to fall on the floor, and Damian stylishly used his feet to kick the card to a corner of the table.

"Looks like I won" Alvin said playing his last card. The man was dumbfounded. The man curled his fist in anger.

"Sorry Man! A deal is a deal" Damian said chuckling. As the two ladies walked towards them, Alvin opened another briefcase.

"Barman! bring your most expensive drinks" Alvin shouted. The Barman brought the most expensive champagne. As the ladies caressed and kissed them both. After a while, one of the bodyguards sighted the card lying about and showed it to his boss. The Man growled and snapped his fingers, more bodyguards entered the lounge and surrounded the boys. The boss held the card.

"Damnit! why do I feel you deliberately didn't get rid of the card Damian" Alvin said and Damian smiled sheepishly.

" Sorry my sweet, but we have to depart now" Damian said and kissed the blonde. Alvin did the same.

"Bring your best shots"Damain said and the man attacked. They fought the men but they kept increasing.

"Looks like we have to burst our way out of here" Alvin said. They made their way through the back door. As they jumped through the walls of the building, a gunshot was heard. One of the men had shot Alvin. As they fell to the other side, Damain was shocked to see Alvin stand up as if nothing happened. When they had driven far away from the club. Damian stopped the car, he was worried about Alvin. Alvin removes his sweater, there was an open wound, where the bullet had pierced through his chest . Suddenly, the wound began to close up and heal and his chest looked as though there had never been an injury there. Damian gasped in surprise, but Alvin's face was just emotionless.

"Is it because of your powers?" Damian asked.

"It's not a power but a curse " Alvin said coldly.

"Whatever you say buddy, don't forget am here for you"Damian said and drove away into the night. Their ride was driven in silence.