Micah

I moaned  getting off from the bed.

What does Mr Whitney want?

I asked myself stretching, my back ached, I had slept in the wrong position the previous night. I grumbled dragging my leg on the floor as I walked out of the house, down the stairs to were Mr Whitney stood with my family members excluding Dad and Sara.

There were five other guys and among them was that stranger, yes the same man that splashed ice cream on Levi's face and rubbed it all over my coat.

I stopped walking, my body suddenly felt heavy as I glared at him.

I bit my lips keeping eye contact with him.

What! What's he doing here?

I expected him to break the eye contact first but he didn't. I looked away first.

"I have an announcement!" Mr Whitney repeated, this time without the speaker. I let out a loud yawn placing my hands on hip.

"This building is due for demolition so you people would have to pack out by tomorrow!" Mr Whitney stared down at the floor. I felt my cheek heat up as I stared at my mom, she looked pale and sick.

"W-What"  I stammered wanting to convince myself I heard wrong.

"I'm sorry it had to come to this and I'm sorry I didn't inform you sooner but this land is under new management now." He said shamefaced, I would be ashamed too if I was sending out a family who's rent hadn't expired.

New management? Did he sell it to...

I stared at Ross who looked just as surprised as I was. Nobody said anything and it was killing me. Levi tugged on Ross's leg.

I clenched my fist and breath unsteadily.

"Did you sell it to that man?" I finally spoke pointing at the ice cream man. A sudden courage came over me and I liked it.

"'That man'" the ice cream man scoffed.

"How can you be so cruel?" I yelled at Mr Whitney

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience" he apologized but what good was his apology to me.

"You can't do that!" I screamed, a tear roll down my cheek, I bit my lips to keep the others at bay.

"I'm sorry-"Mr Whitney was cut off by the ice cream man.

" He can't, it's not his land anymore but I can. Those were my orders." He spoke bluntly.

I wondered how he could keep a straight face. Even Mr Whitney showed some conscience.

"You're despicable!"

He gave a simper at my comment.

"I'll take that as a compliment" he said self satisfied and turned his back.

"It wasn't! Bastard!" That was the first thing that came to my head I immediately covered my mouth. I regretted calling him a bastard but I made sure my regret didn't show.

He turned back to stare at me, with a look I had never seen in anybody's eyes, ever.

It show surprise, anger and displease.

"What did you say?" He gritted his teeth. I was scared, he looked intimidating and annoying him wouldn't do me any good. I had one last look at my mom, she looked frustrated, she shook her head at me. I released my fists and exhaled quietly.

"Please, give me a chance to change your mind. I know I can do it." I practically begged, he had an amused look on his face before he burst out laughing, he laughed for a few seconds, I felt horrible looking down at the gravelled ground.

He stopped laughing and had a straight face on. "And if you can't?" I was silent, he had a deadly glare on his face and I should have known better than to mess with money hungry men but I wasn't thinking.

"Your family would be in debt for me worth 50 million dollars."

"Micah!" My mother called warning me but I ignored her, this was something I couldn't afford to lose.

"Yes" I sealed the deal, my mother called me again as my family members gave me discontent looks.

The ice cream man erupted in laughter. "You're even more stupid than I thought."

I felt discouraged but rose my head up. "One condition" I said as the ice cream man walked to me chuckling.

"My family will continue to live here until I make you change your mind."

"Fine,I'll prepare a contact" he left barely a gap between us.

"Hope is vile," he said placing a hand on my shoulder. "I would enjoy watching you try, then laugh at you failure."

I stared at him with watery eyes, I had never felt so intimidation in my life, his hurtful words got to me. I felt scared, I felt like giving up then I thought of Levi, I thought of Dad, I thought of Sara, I thought of my family. I forced a smile as I stared into his cold eyes.

"We'll see."

*****

I couldn't hold it in anymore, I cried my eyes out as my Mum scolded me.

"Micah what were you thinking?"
She folded her arms at me. "How are we going to get out of this now!" She almost screamed, I had stopped crying by now, I just stared at her with swollen eyes.

"I-I thought I could-"

"You thought you could what? You can't fix everything Micah. You need to stop doing that." I looked down at my lap, mom was disappointed in my and Dad would be too.

Mom finally calmed down, she sat beside me stroking my hair backwards.

"It's not all your fault, I should have stopped you. You have to apologize to Mr Lyon,"

So that's his name

"Tell him you're sorry, tell him we'll leave he can demolish the building. Micah our family doesn't have a million dollars, not to talk of fifty."

I was air headed, I shook my head as she spook and droplets of tears fell out of my eyes.

"I know I can do it, please!" Mom screamed out of frustration, jumping off the bed, she dug her nails into her head.

She opened her mouth but was interrupted by Alba who came jogging into my room.

"Micah, this came for you." She stretched her hand revealing a brown envelope.

"What is it?" I rushed to her side, carefully grabbing the envelope and tearing it open.

Its content didn't make my mood any better, just as promised, the contract.

"What is that?" She stood by my side.

"The contract."

He's fast.

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