Elite Series: Otra Vez

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

It has been two weeks since I came to this country and I did not do anything aside from sleeping and roaming around the hotel and in the city. The package that I have been waiting will arrive tomorrow then I can start going to the branch to start my work, well I took some time off, and the hospital does not know when will I come so it's fine, as long as the president do not call me for attending the conference.

"Sir do you want to watch a movie?" James ask

"No, but drop me to the mall, I'll stroll for some time then you can just pick me up at 4pm later" I said and he said 'yes'.

After dropping me to the mall, I walk straight to the clothing department on the 3rd floor, well James explained it to me when I asked him before so I know where the clothing store is located, anyway I went to the men section and there I choose the clothes that I like, it took me some time but I finish grabbing the clothes, well there are 15pcs of white tees with different designs and 10 tattered skinny jeans for men waist 32 and lastly 20 beach shorts that are above the knee all in different designs. It's heavy, I thought to myself as I approach the counter, there are people on the line so I ask the sale's girl that pass by to bring me a cart or anything that would help me from my current predicament. She came back with a trolley where I drop all the clothes.

"Shopping for gifts sir?" she ask

"Nope! these are for me" she look at me from head to toe, well maybe she's in disbelief.

"Please wait a moment sir, the line is long" she said and walk towards the counter, then a little while after a woman wearing a suit walk towards me.

"Good morning sir" she greeted

"Yes hi?" I said in question.

"Would you mind coming with me, we will open another counter for you" she said and she told the girl to take the cart away from me as they lead me to a separate counter where the woman who talked to me, take over the counter and started talking about me and the things that I will buy.

"A total of 15,682.32" she said, whoa that's a lot, I grab my card and paid to her, the card I had is a platinum card which can be used in a country all over the world.

"Mr. Clive, thank you for purchasing" she utter as she began to put all my things on the paper bag.

"Would you want us to send it over to the Garden Hotel sir?" she ask

"Is it possible?" I ask

"We'll make it possible for you sir" she utter in response, I nod and gave my thanks to her.

After finishing the payment I left the store and went to the shoe store nearby, I did my shopping all day long until the time strikes at 12noon. I went to a fast food chain, well Jollibee was a famous fast food chain back in my country though it was not as famous as McDonald's do but they got a great food there and their chicken is much crunchier than the latter. Anyway, I ordered a large coke with little ice in it, a chicken with spaghetti and a big burger steak as my lunch, I then ordered 12pcs of peach mango pie. I eat my lunch as watch outside the window as people pass by, there are a lot of people on this mall, they all having fun, I hope someone will know me and explain to me about my past. I told James about me and the picture that I have but unfortunately he still has no clue on who they are and where I can find them. I still put my trust on James on finding them as soon as possible and hoping that I can remember everything about my past after seeing them in person.

END OF POINT OF VIEW

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Ezekiel continue his food as he tries to enjoy the taste of his lunch, the major stores inside the mall are owned by Kairo International, Kairo is not a simple medical business, they focus in medicine and even having 25 branch all over the world, Kairo International took over the medical industry from hospitals to pharmaceuticals. Amelia on the other hand was called by James and was informed that Ezekiel is at the mall, she then called the management of the mall and informed them about the identity of the person. Though in a hurry Amber was able to provide them the image of the customer that they held in high regards. It was thanks to the sale's lady where Ezekiel called, that he has been found and they tend to his needs. The woman run to grab a cart from the storage area and lend it to Ezekiel, she then left him and went to his manager where the woman then hurriedly fixed herself and walk together with the sale's girl.

As they approach the closed counter the people nearby were asking about the identity of Ezekiel and why the manager is the one managing him, he was even provided a closed counter just to punch his clothes.

"Who is he?" the woman ask on the counter, the sale's girl then look at the counter not far from them

"I don't know mam" she reply, though she knew who he was they were given the instructions not to disclose his identity to the public, well they don't know who he is, the only thing they knew was that he reside at the Garden Estate Hotel.

The manager on the contrary ask for the card for payment yet he did not punch the amount on the card, she then ask if Ezekiel wants them to send the clothes on the Garden Hotel. Inside the man's thought, he ask how they knew he lives at Grand Hotel, yet after returning the card he walk away thinking about it and forgot to ask how they know where he lived.

Ezekiel continue to eat and he is now finishing his lunch when a person passing the glass window of the fast food chain look at him. The man's eyes grow wide but beside her is a girl that continue to flirt with him and pulled him away from the restaurant.

"Ezekiel?" he said to himself as they enter the store near the fast food chain. It was then he realized that it was his long lost friend Ezekiel. He came back to his senses but he already entered the store where the girl pulled him, he remove the woman's hand away from him and run toward the restaurant but everything went for a naught, Ezekiel left the area, he tried looking around and even considering the color of his shirt but there are so many people wearing white tees and shorts. He walk to the guard of the restaurant and ask if he remember the man in white tees walking out and where direction did he go, but with the massive amount of customer walking in and out of Jollibee he is unable to determine who might this guy have been referring to.

Dean Chua, his bestfriend, it has been 10 years since he was gone that even his family thought that he died. He knew Ezekiel very much, due to his impressive memory he is not saving the numbers of his family nor his friends cause me memorized everything, it was impressive to be honest but after ending the call with him through the phone, since then he did not call for the past 10 years, his family does not know his location, cause they only gave Ezekiel money and let him decide where he wants to live as he apply for his license and residency. They called the uncle of Ezekiel in another country but even him did not know where Ezekiel lived and only the boy went to their house to sometime visit the kids of his uncle. 'I need to let them know' he said to himself as he continue to search hoping that he might stumble upon him accidentally.

"Aunty?" as soon as the phone was answered Dean explained everything to the woman on the other side of the call.

"This is not a good joke Dean, don't let my hopes up" she said

"No aunty, I really saw him, he's eating at a restaurant but when I came back he's gone" he replied

"I think you what saw was not him, you might have missed him very much, we missed him too" she then said

"No I know what I saw aunty believe me" he said once more,

"I'll try asking for the cctv of the restaurant maybe they can help me" he said and ended the call in a rush.

Fortunately the fast food chain is generous enough to assist Dean on his predicament, and with a small preview they saw the man on the monitor.

"Time 12:05 he ordered the food and eat for 25 minutes" the man in charge of the cctv said

"Jump to 12:20 he’s there" he said and zoomed in to Ezekiel

"Can I ask for a copy?" they agreed and ask him about his relationship with the guy

"He's my best-friend and was gone for 10 years, thank you thank you very much" he said as the copy continue to transfer to his phone

"Can you zoom in to his face, I need to take a photo please?" the man then zoomed in once more and he took the picture of Ezekiel.

Dean rush to his car not knowing that the person he pass by on the entrance of the mall was Ezekiel waiting for James to arrive, he run to the parking area not far from the entrance and ride his car back to the residence of his friend. He knows they will be shocked by this, but why did he not return home, he did not even call them, and what happen to him that he did not made any communications for the past 10 years.