THE MAGNIFICENT THRILLONAIRE

04. (T.M.T)

It was beginning to rain little by little. So I stood close to the mail office, where this unknown caller was too meet me. I was slowly catching a cold, but I braced myself and resisted it. I got a few calls from my friends, but I didn't answer any of them. I was ready to meet this unknown caller, and if he wasn't worthy of my wait, I swear, I was going to beat him up and leave him half dead.

I looked briefly at my wristwatch, It was late, and am sure my friends will really get worried about my whereabout. But they would have watched the video anyway, so I needed to wait patiently for this unknown caller.

While still standing on my spot, I could see a white Limousin approaching towards the mali office direction where I was, I was scared, but I was at peace when they drove past me.

"Phew!" I sighed in relief, thinking they were all gone, I looked around and saw that the white Limousin was actually trying to reverse back, and I wondered why?

The streets were donned in multiple street lights and so I could see two men who were contained in the car. My eyes twitched, the moment my phone began to ring, I was scared of answering this time. I stared at the phone for a while, it was another strange number calling and i heard my heart pounding in fear.

Was I to answer or not? I kept thinking loud in my head before i finally got the courage to pick up.

"Hello?" I fearfully said not knowing who was on the phone. But no one responded and I saw the caller had hanged up, and I became more scared.

While I was still standing there, the Limousin reversed to where i was, and I felt my legs shaking in fear. The car's light went off, and from the car, came down a mighty figure.

A man probably in his late 40's. Dressed in silver suits, his shoes were glittering, his neck were covered with gold chains which he wore down to his hands. His hair were not that pure black, it had a little of white in it, proving that he was far older than me. His wrist watch was of the latest brand, 'THE ROLLS WATCH' and when I asked of the Rolls wristwatch as at that time last year, it was confirmed to be $34,000, and this man was putting on two infact, he must be very rich.

Immediately I saw him, I knew I was doomed again, could this be ken's father? Maybe after we had the fight, he went around to report to his father, and now, the old man has come to scold me. God! There is no way, I am escaping this.

I quickly knelt down, "Am so Sorry Mr McCall, I swear, I didn't mean to beat your son that way. It was, it was the work of the devil sir, Please forgive me." I begged with all life in me.

I saw a confused look on the man's face as he asked, "Mr McCall? Master Damian, are you alright?" He asked.

"Yes Mr McCall. Please don't try to act like you don't know what am taking about. But please, just forgive me, I know what I did was wrong, but please, find a place in your heart to forgive me sir" I begged again, and again.

Mr McCall was a very renowned Business man, known to have businesses all over the world and still planning to established some outer space. There was a time he locked his workers in prison, for two weeks for disrespecting his son at the office. There was also a time, he ordered a business to be closed down, simply because they were unable to meet up with their delivery time. Being able to do that, am sure he was a very powerful man, and now only God knows what he was going to do too me.

"Master Damian, please get up. Are you trying to get me in trouble?" The man said as he knelt down as well, not minding the expensive cloths he was putting on. He helped me up and I was shocked.

"You, you are not Mr McCall?" I asked

"No master Damian. My name is Sir Ferguson, the butler to the Creed's." He answered and i stared at him.

"Butler to the Creed's? And why do you call me master?" I tend to know why

He smiled, "Because you are my late master's son, master Damian. We have searched for you all over the city and beyond. But thanks to the video, we have finally found you. Your grandfather has ordered for your return, and I am here to take you home." I saw a smile of happiness on his face, but his words made me more confused. I wanted to ask on how he got the video, but hearing the word 'Grandfather' got me hooked to confusion.

"Wait, did I just hear you say, 'Grandfather'?" I asked to be sure of what I heard.

"Yes, grandfather. You didn't think you fell from the sky did you?" He said too me but I was more bent on knowing who this grandfather was.

"Wait. I have a grandfather?" But after asking the question, I burst into a serious laughter that got him confused.

"Master Damian? What's funny?" He said and i quickly controlled myself.

"Wait. I don't even know who my father is, and now you are talking about my grandfather? Who are you really?" I asked him the same question again.

The man sighed, then he went back to the car, took something, and quickly returned back too me.

"Master Damian, you can check this out, if you still doubt my words." He handed some pictures too me.

I took the pictures from him and began to scan them. And in the picture, was a family, a man, his wife and their little child.

"That is your father, Darius Creed, and the woman in the picture is your mother, Teresa Creed, and that baby over there, is you master Damian." He explained, but even before he finished, I could see a resemblance, but my head was just too big for all this.

"Where is he now?" I asked after scanning the picture for long.

"Your father, died when you were just a year old master Damian."

I sniffed in, "What about my mom?" I asked again.

"She was also a victim of the accident." He said after a sigh.

"How about me? Was I also in the car?" I asked to be sure.

"Yes master Damian. Infact, how you survived was still a miracle to us all." He said and I became furious.

"Then how did I get here? How did I become this man I am now? If I didn't die, what happened?" I asked, cause I was indeed confused.

"Master Damian, I think your grandfather is in the best position to answer that question." The man said while staring at the floor and I could feel the fear in him.

I wanted too know more about my family and most importantly, about my life. If I was the son of this Darius Creed, then I wouldn't have to be this poor and broke, and people won't have too laugh me the way they did now. If I was rich, Alicia wouldn't have left me for that bastard, but I didn't even know if I was rich or not.

"Take me too my grandfather." I didn't know when I said those words, and I saw him bow shortly.

"This way master Damian." He directed me into the Limousin, and i sat at the back seat.

This was my first time entering a Limousin, I never thought it would ever happen. I felt so refreshed, and just as I sat down, from the chair, sir Ferguson pulled out a mini box that contained extra chilled soft drinks, and I swallowed immediately.

"You can take anyone of your choice sir." I heard him saying too me.