Leon
Obnoxious...
Spoilt...
Entitled...
Many years ago, I'd lived with the queen bitch of the obnoxious, spoilt and entitled rich girls club and after I severed all ties with said bitch, I vowed never to come across one, talk or even let my shadow get close to the other person's shadow until today.
Maybe the world would really be a better place if everyone learned to apologize for the wrongs they did but some people's brains weren't just that developed. Like the... lady I met today.
Mom told me never to be disrespectful to ladies and I tried my possible best to be polite to the undeserving ones but this lady today topped the charts.
I alighted from my car and slammed the door shut as one of the young mechanics at the auto shop rushed up to me with a smile on his face.
"Good afternoon sir." He greeted.
"Hey Mike. What's up?". I shook hands with him. "Where's Victor?".
"In his office." Mike replied. "Whoa! Who was the monster that did this?". His eyes widened when he saw the badly dented rear bumper.
"Starts with W and ends with N." I rolled my eyes. "Our female counterpart."
Mike chuckled and shook his head. "Women. They hit your car and sassily tell you to go and fix it yourself."
"You guessed right." I patted him on the back. "I'll see what that dude is up to."
"The wife is back there with him." He informed me with a grimace. "I'll suggest you wait sir."
Right. Vice president of the Obnoxious, spoilt and rich girls club was in the building and I absolutely did not want to cross paths with her. Philomena wasn't from a rich family but landing a well to do business man like Victor Biggs who was my friend and business partner had made her mouth grow wider, her nails long enough to sink her claws in him and very very greedy.
She was like a goblin who loved anything gold.
"Thanks for the heads-up." I nodded at him. "I'll see to the others then."
"Okay sir."
I walked off to another part of the building where I met Hussein who was working on the car he'd picked up in a junkyard and was assembling. I was very impressed by his determination to resurrect the junk that was once a car and now that he was almost done, I couldn't wait to see how well it'd work.
The car had been brought in with no doors, seats and the wheels were goners but that wasn't the case now.
"You're working really hard on this thing." I remarked when he pushed out from under the car.
"Since I can't afford to buy my wife a brand new car just yet, this is the next best thing." He grinned.
Hussein had relocated from the northern part of the country some years ago to the west in search of greener pastures and I'd found him wandering around hopelessly. He'd begged me money for food and I'd treated him to the best meal he'd ever eaten then he'd launched into a sad tale of how his parents had died in a house fire and how he had been left to fend for himself.
I took pity on him and asked him if he knew anything about repairing cars and he told me that he couldn't even spell his name. Well that had floored me but I didn't let it show. Long story short, I hired a private tutor for him, took him to Biggs Auto shop and within six months he could converse with me very well in English and he was becoming a pro at repairing cars.
I'd like to think of him as my brother from another mother and Lord knows I didn't have any.
"That's good." I said. I'd offered to loan him money to buy a car for his wife Winner but he'd politely turned me down telling me that he'd get her a car before her birthday and he was doing just that.
All the car needed was waxing, paint and it was good to go.
"You okay boss?". He asked me. "You're not your usual jovial self."
I shrugged. "I had a bad day." I said. "A lady rammed her car into mine and told me off."
Hussein snorted and shook his head. "No woman can ever compare to my Winner."
Winner was the sweetest, kindest woman I'd ever had the opportunity of meeting. She was just like Mom and she reminded me of...
I shook my head to clear it. It'd been years and I tried not to bring up memories of her. It hurt physically, mentally and emotionally whenever I thought of her so I never bothered but certain dates brought back those memories to my mind like a tsunami making its way into a city.
"Philo is in the building. You seen her?". Hussein asked me.
"God no." I made a face making him laugh. "I'd rather drink poison."
"I've always wondered whether Victor had his eyes closed when he met someone like her." Hussein said. "She's the worst. Loudmouthed. Ugly... all the works."
I threw back my head and laughed. Hussein always knew how to get me out of my moods which was why I loved the guy.
"Better now?". He inquired.
"Yeah." I nodded. "I needed that."
He nodded and went back to work and I left him to get on with his work.
Biggs Auto repair shop was the biggest and most sought after repair shop in the state. It had expanded when I became Victor's silent partner and he was planning on opening several others in different states.
Now that Hussein was a pro at building fairly used cars from junk, we were hoping to start employing youths who'd be interested in learning as well. I'd sent the guy to school to learn more about mechanical engineering and he'd graduated with first class so I had no worries there.
My phone vibrated in my pocket and I took it out, checked the screen to see who was calling, sighed and answered the call.
"Hey Mom." I drawled.
"Leonidas Alexandros Sebastiani." Was all she said and I knew I was in trouble with Jean Anna Sebastiani.
"I was just about to call you." I said in defense.
"Of course." She said but she wasn't convinced.
"How are you Mom?". I asked. "And Dad?".
"He misses you." She replied in a somber voice. "When are you coming home?".
I sighed and didn't say anything. I didn't want to go back. Ever. I didn't want to be greeted with memories of her and fall back into that darkness I'd uprooted myself out of. I wished they'd understand but they couldn't. Didn't.
No one could.
"It's okay." Mom said after awhile. "Your siblings are coming down to celebrate with us so we'll send your birthday gift."
"I wish you wouldn't." I blurted out. I bit my bottom lip when I realized that came out harsher than I'd intended and I muttered my apologies.
"You may have cut us off out of your life Leonidas but we still love you very much." Mom told me in a shaky voice. "Happy birthday in advance baby."
I said nothing and hung up. I clutched my phone in my hand so tight as the tears gathered in my eyes and threatened to fall but I didn't let it. The last time I'd cried was ten years ago in front of her grave and I'd promised myself that I'd never shed another tear... because of her or otherwise.
"Look who we have here." Philomena's scratchy voice grated on my nerves but I was too polite to let her know never to speak in my presence again. "The Crown Prince himself."
I turned my head to glare at her but she didn't even flinch. Instead her grin widened knowing she'd finally gotten a reaction other than polite indifference from me.
"Don't ever say that again." I growled. "Ever."
"But that's who you are right? The Crown Prince of..."
I wanted to smash her face in. Knock her the fuck out as she droned on and on about how much she'd love to know what it'd feel like to be married to a Crown Prince. She didn't give a damn if her husband was listening to her or not but I did and I politely walked away from her before I did something I'd regret.
"Your Highness! Are you walking away?". She called out to me.
Between the "lady" I came across this morning and Philomena, I didn't know which one was more annoying. I didn't want to slug that lady when she made me feel like I'd wronged her instead of the other way around so it was definitely Philomena 'bitchiest bitch' Biggs.
My day was ruined and nothing could make it right. Nothing.
LeonEleven years ago..."They want my life? They can have it." I pivoted on my heel and stormed out of the sitting room leaving them shocked in my wake.I'd had enough of the bullying and it had to stop. It wouldn't stop so I'd stopped it myself. My life had no meaning anymore so they could fucking live it for me if they wanted. I no longer gave a flying fuck about the throne, about my surname... about being part of this family in general."Leon!". Dad bellowed as I made my way upstairs to my room. "Stop!"."I don't want to!"."I command you as your King to stop." Dad ordered.I could've continued on my way. I wanted to but I stopped because no matter how pissed off I was, I had plenty of respect for my father."What the hell was that about? What you said back there?". Dad jerked his thumb towards the sitting room. "That was a joke right?".I decided to play dumb because if I didn't, we'd get into a screaming match and I'd say something I'd never be able to take back whether it was m
LeonI rolled out of bed a minute before my alarm rang by 5. I'd been awake long before that thinking about so many things but most especially the fact that today was my birthday and I was supposed to be in Mercia celebrating with my parents.They'd sent their gifts but I'd left them unopened in my home office just like I'd left their messages on read. Maybe I was just giving myself unnecessary heartache over nothing but I knew I wasn't ready to deal with anything concerning them just yet.I changed into my sweatpants, grabbed my towel and walked out of my room. I went downstairs, grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and headed straight to my gym. I'd never once missed my early morning exercises ever since I recovered from that accident eons ago and though it wasn't really mandatory anymore but I couldn't stop.I ran on the treadmill for about forty minutes, lifted weights for twenty minutes and then I used the jump rope Liese had sent me last year which belonged to her dau
ElisabethI stared - more like glared at the man in front of me and grabbed my bag but I didn't make a move to get up. He couldn't be the owner of Empire High school. I'd done my research even though said research had not provided me with pictures.I just knew that a young billionaire had bought the former Fairfield international school and changed its name to Empire High. I never expected that said billionaire was this... drop dead gorgeous stronzo.His eyes were gray like the sky before it rained and his hair was jet black - silky even from the looks of it and I let my traitorous mind wonder if one or both of his parents were foreigners. His jaw was sharp with a sensual mouth and a pointed nose."Have you come to destroy my school the way you did my car Duchess?". His sarcastic voice grated on my nerves. "My name is Elisabeth. I'd appreciate it if you stopped calling me that." I said through gritted teeth."It's a compliment." He shrugged."Is it?". I spat.He let out a beleaguered
Leon"It's your birthday dude. Let up." I mentally chastised myself for the way I'd spoken to Elisabeth. I wasn't always that rude but she just knew how to push all of my buttons. Not even Ina had tried this hard or worse Philomena but she'd hit close to home when she'd mentioned that word 'girlfriend'. That word had made me think of her and I'd lost it.I took a deep deep breath and slowly exhaled removing all the bad vibes and anger from my system as I heard the clacking of heels outside the door. A part of me hoped that Barbara didn't bring her back while another part which I'd nicknamed "mom" scolded me for thinking like that. I could never win whenever that voice spoke."Come in." I called as Barbara knocked on the door.The door opened and Barbara poked her head in and smiled at me. "She almost got away sir but I found her." She announced."Thank you Barb." I said. "Send her in."Barbara nodded and disappeared then Elisabeth walked in and shut the door behind her. I glanced at
Elisabeth"Infuriating bastard." I mumbled to myself in the restroom later that day. We'd discussed my salary and several other things and I had to admit that he was a generous person but that was probably the only good thing he had going for him."Oh hello." A teacher I'd not met yet greeted me as she walked into the restroom. "I don't believe we've met. I'm Yasmin.""Nice to meet you Yasmin. I'm Elisabeth." We didn't bother shaking hands knowing where we were so we both settled for smiles. "How are you liking Empire High so far?". Yasmin asked.I chuckled. "The teachers are nice for starters and the students are well behaved." I said. "I think I'm going to like it here.""The students have to be well behaved. They have no choice when they have someone like Mr Sebastiani as their principal." Yasmin grinned."They're scared of him?"."I wouldn't call it fear. They just have a lot of respect for him. I heard from Mr Daniel that he has a temper which he doesn't like to show but when he
LeonI didn't want to be here. I'd finally replied my baby brother's text message ten hours after I received it and I'd texted him back telling him I'd like to meet up and now here I was sitting in my car in the parking lot of the hotel wondering if I should hightail it out of there.My brother was lodged in our hotel - one of the branches and I knew his room number and everything. I knew he was here with his girlfriend Noelle and he probably wanted to introduce her to me since he'd done so with the others and I was the only one left.I raked my fingers through my hair in frustration and shook my head. I thought I'd let go of the past when I left home but I'd not let go of shit.I was still mad at my brothers, sister and my father. I was still mad at myself for going after her in the first place. If I'd left her alone, she'd still be alive but no... my stupid heart had to fall in love with her and that love ended up killing her.I pressed the heel of my hands to my eyes as tears threa
Elisabeth Friday... the best day of the week and my favorite. It was also signalling the end of my first week teaching at Empire High school. I'd thankfully not had any run in with the boss and I was also thankful that my father had decided to let me be. He'd probably weighed the pros and cons of going against a man like Leonidas Sebastiani and decided that I wasn't worth the battle. "Hey Liss." One of the male teachers, Mr Daniel had also taken to calling me Liss no matter how many times I told him otherwise. My friends called me Beth, Lisa, Ellie or just plain old Elisabeth which was my fucking name. It was just my first week here so I didn't want to be rude and tell him off. "Hello." I was standing by the vending machine in the hallway trying to decide which soft drink I wanted and snacks as well. "So... I was wondering if you would be busy this weekend?". He asked me. I looked up at him. "Why?". "I would like it very much if you'd say yes to me taking you out on a date." H
Leon From my position in the VVIP lounge upstairs, I could see Elisabeth talking to a man or more like she was laying into him and giving him the third degree. She didn't look happy so I guessed he was someone that had hurt her but it was none of my business. My only business was Delirium. I'd come to see for myself just how well it was going and so far I was really impressed with the result. I couldn't wait to tell Liese the good news. She and Collins were the only ones who knew I was going to open a nightclub but I'd put the business in Collins's name just in case dad found out about it. Not that he'd do anything about it, I just didn't want him to think I was planting my feet here in the city even though I was. I looked around the lounge and sighed. My life was like a bus with no actual destination and it was messing with my head. I used to be levelheaded, happy despite the shitty things my brother did to me but now... I couldn't say who Leonidas Alexandros Sebastiani was anymor