Chapter 3 .

We arrived at the VIP area of the bank, everyone stared at the clothes I was wearing, it was nothing like what these people are used to wearing, Mr. Maximo took me to his desk.

-In three days you will receive a text message, where you will be notified of the receipt of your funds, these funds will have immediate availability, for the moment you are given this provisional card while yours is being issued, you will have an available balance of $100,000 dollars, which will be deducted once you receive your deposit, I just need you to sign these documents.

-So if I want to, I can go out and spend this $100,000 right away, am I correct?

-That's true, but remember that if you want your money to work for you it's better to invest, even if it seems like a lot of money, if you just start spending and spending without investing you will see that in a few years you will run out of money, then you will start losing your assets because of the taxes involved.

-Thank you for your advice, I will tell you that even though I have earned this money, I want to go unnoticed, so I don't make big luxuries, I have other things in mind.

- For my part, that's all I can help you with, if you have any questions, call me.

-Thank you for your time.

I leave the bank, I couldn't believe that in my hands I have a card with $100,000 and that in three days I will have much more.

My phone rings

It's my boss calling me, I answer the call.

- Where do you think you are, your start time is 10am, you can't come in any time you want, I'll give you 5 minutes to come in if you don't want to lose your job, and you can be sure you have no salary today - He cuts the call off without giving me a chance to say anything.

I look at the time and it's 1 pm, I hadn't noticed the time, but I don't care about that job anymore, in any case that old man always treated me badly.

I was hungry, I see a fancy restaurant and go in, but when I go in everyone looks at me, the captain of the waiters comes up to me.

-I'm sorry sir, your presentation is not appropriate for the place, I ask you very kindly to leave the restaurant as it makes the diners uncomfortable, moreover, I don't think you have the capacity to pay for the cheapest dish we have.

-I am a customer and I demand to be respected as such and if it is about the money here is my card, charge me first if you are worried why I haven't paid you and I want the best beef dish you have.

The employee takes the card and notices that it is a temporary card, but with the VIP logo of the bank, leaves and a few minutes later arrives with the manager.

-I'm sorry for the inconvenience, Mr. Santos, you can sit at this table and one of the waiters will attend to you.

How quickly they change their attitude here.

I give you back your card, no prior check-in is necessary, we know you are a very important person.

After a few minutes, they bring me a wine.

-I didn't order any wine.

-It's on the house, I hope it's to your liking.

I have never tasted such a good wine, although I have only had those sold in the supermarket.

-Tell me why this change of attitude, if you were throwing me out before.

-I apologize and so does the restaurant, so our manager sent you one of the best wines, we have confirmed with the bank the authenticity of the card and we hope this will not be the last time you visit us.

-I was aware that I was checked before, you can leave.

After 20 minutes they bring me my plate and it doesn't compare to what I used to eat, every piece of meat was a delight, it was a spectacular lunch, I ask the waiter for the bill.

-Here you are, sir.

He checked the bill and I couldn't believe it, this lunch cost me $2800, I never imagined paying such a bill.

I handed him the card and a few minutes later he came back with my bill, I couldn't believe that something so delicious was also so expensive.

My boss calls me again.

-You're fired, don't even bother to come.

- You know, you old fool, you stink like a boss and I assure you, I don't want to work for a person as inhuman as you, I'll make my colleagues leave too.

-You'll regret all this, you'll come to me on your knees asking for a job, but I won't give it to you.

-You're very wrong, that's not going to happen.

I hang up the call, it's time to change my life a little, I want to have my own apartment, so I look up the number of real estate agent and call them, a lady answers.

-Good afternoon, I would like information about the apartments you have for sale.

-We have one that is located on the eighth floor and is a half floor, it has a great view of the city at a cost of $135,000.

-Don't you have something less expensive?

While money wasn't the issue, I didn't want something that big either.

-I have one that has a cost of $100,000, it is located on a third floor but is almost on the outskirts of the city, it has 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen with an amazing island and the master bedroom has a walk-in closet in the master bedroom plus a jacuzzi, if you want we can make an appointment for tomorrow.

-Very nice, I'd like to see you.

-The payment method is cash or certified check.

-Perfect until tomorrow.

I go to my old room and meet the administrator.

-Javier, remember that I'm only giving you this week to get you up to speed and avoid being evicted.

- I'll pick up tomorrow and from then on I'll only be here for two more weeks.

-You pay me and that's it, if you leave it's your problem.

I go to my room, fall into bed and go to bed very happy.

I wake up at 10 o'clock at night, I'm hungry so I order a pizza for dinner, I watch the TV for a moment and then I go back to bed thinking about everything that had happened that day, how my life had taken a 180 degree turn, but I also kept thinking about what Mr. Maximo told me about investing for the future and of course I'm going to take his word for it, I don't want to lose all this and I think I already have the best idea.