Chapter 1: Nate and Ken
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Dennis POV
Dennis has always been hardworking because he knew he had nobody to rely on. Ken and Nate would come visit sometimes. They've been friends since childhood. Of course, Nate and Ken have parents. Dennis also had parents not until he was 14. Nate and Ken are good friends. They give Dennis opportunities they knew he'd never get. He's never left out, They go to school together, They play together and they eat together. He became 19 and got serious about himself. He started working at a restaurant nearby. He earned a lots of money from there. He could provide for his needs but things changed.
He turned 20 a year after, he got fired. Things started looking rough. He could barely eat. His friends would come by to cheer him up because they knew him so well that if he had a problem, he wouldn't speak out.
“I'm sorry for being a burden, guys”, said Dennis.
“Oh, it's okay”. Nate replied. “We know how it is” Ken added.
Dennis began to search for a job vacancy the next day, he went to a clothing store.
“Hi, I'm Dennis,” he said.
“Hello Sir, how may I help you?” The receptionist said.
“I'm….actually….I’m looking for a job. I don't know if you need someone to help you around the store”he said.
“Oh yes, actually”, the receptionist said and handed a form for him to fill. After he filled it, he gave the lady back.
“Thank you” Dennis replied.
The lady then gave him a card to call when he gets home. He got home and dialed the number on the card, he spoke to a man and they discussed about his job for few minutes, the man then told him to come tomorrow by 8 a.m he got excited and picked out the suit he was going to wear the next day.
Later that day his friends came with a lady they were trying to introduce him to the lady. “Hey”, Dennis said.
“Hi, I'm Tamara”, she said.
“Yeah, I’m Dennis. Nice to meet you”, Dennis replied. They took her in and entertained her.
“This is your apartment?” She asked.
“Yes, I’m actually paying for the rent here. Not really my house”, Dennis replied
“Wow, it's really lovely. I love the interior”, she said.
“Thank you” Dennis replied.
Dennis gave his friends a sign to Ken to ask why they brought a lady to his house. Ken and Nate smiled and said nothing.
“Dennis, meet Tamara. She is the solution to your problem”. Ken stated,
“how?” Dennis asked,
“her dad owns Tally Oil and Gas Company and they need a manager.”
“Yes, my dad owns Tally Oil and Gas Company and he needs a manager, ken already told me about you and you seem like a really humble person too, i don't know if you mind working for my dad, i can fill you in”. tamara smiled and gave him a card.
“wow i've always wanted to work there, so you’re the daughter of Mr. Wilson”. he smiled.
“Yes Dennis, ken told me how you’ve always wanted to work there. And I know you would excel in it. Here’s my card, call me anytime ” Tamara stated.
Dennis looked at his friends and smiled “thanks for the encouragement Tamara, I’ll see you soon. Thanks guys.” he said and turned to his friends looking surprised.
After seeing Tamara off, He dragged his friends back inside.
“What was that for?” He asked.
“What? That we helped you”. Ken said to Dennis.
“Helped me? Did you say helped?” Dennis asked.
“Yes” Ken replied.
“Look, let's calm down”, Nate stated. Dennis didn't like the idea of working for Tamara’s dad. He liked the job Yes, but he knows how it ends.
“Dude, you are going to be working for Mr. Wilson. We brought you a big sum of opportunity”. Ken said.
“I know, but I can't. I'm tearing this card”. Dennis said,
“why don't you want it? Do you know how much you are going to be earning?”. Nate said as he held his hand so he won’t tear the card.
“Guys, Come on. That was what happened to my dad that got him killed, remember?. He worked for Sony's shares. Mr Wilson’s second company and never returned home. He left me and my mom. We never got to reach him. They killed him because they knew he had the company’s corrupt records in his file. All he was doing was just to help those that were about to be killed, escape. I mean he was a good man and they killed him for that”. Dennis altered.
“Oh, my God. I'm really really sorry. We didn’t know”. Nate said.
“I'm sorry guys, i know, but I can't do this”, Dennis replied.
“Wait”. Ken said.
“What?” Dennis asked.
“This is an opportunity. Think about it. Your work is just to be the manager and that’s it, don't interfere with their secrets act like nothing happened and come to think of it, Tamara likes you and her dad would do anything to make her happy” . Ken said,
“I don't know, guys. I can’t be a manager and not know a lot of things. They’ll box me in too. Besides, I just got a job at Phoenix and I have an appointment tomorrow”. Dennis said.
“look take some time. Think about it, okay?. We’ll be back later” Nate said and left with ken.
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