Chapter 3 Five million dollars for the treatment

Felix Marshall was having a terrible morning as he just returned from the hospital where his mother had been admitted and the doctor's last words floated toward him.

"We need the sum of five million dollars to start the treatment or I am afraid that your mother won't survive. She has at most two months before her condition worsens." Where on earth was he going to get such an amount of money in a short while when he was currently jobless and it was only him and his mother?

His dad was not in the picture since he left them hanging over when he was a kid and her mother was disowned by her own family so they didn't keep in contact with her. Felix was torn between the idea of getting a new job or robbing a bank because this was his only option left but Felix was a street fighter ever since he was small. He never went to school so he didn't have a degree.

No reputable company was going to hire him not with his looks and lack of a degree. He sighed as he placed his hands in his pockets trying to wage his options now.

He was still lost in thoughts trying to figure out which shark loan companies would be able to give him five million without asking for collateral property especially when he didn't have one.

His mother needed him right now, there was no way he was going to shrink off his responsibility. He just needed to work harder.

He brought his phone out of his pocket and dialed a number. Once it rang, he spoke,

"Can I speak to Mr. Black? It is important."

"Do you have an appointment with him?" The female voice said with no tone of sympathy in her voice.

Felix wanted to say the truth and say no but he also knew that the instant he said that, the lady would disconnect and his chances would reduce so he swallowed hard and said,

"Yes."

"Okay, I will connect you to his line now. Please hold." She said as Felix exhaled. He thought that she was going to ask for his name so that she could run it but she hadn't.

He waited as there was a click and someone, an older male with a deep baritone voice spoke,

"Who is this and how may I help you?"

"Good morning Mr. Black, it is I, Felix. I am a street fighter. We have met before. I want to ask you for a favor. My mother is in the hospital and I need the sum of five million dollars and you are the only one who can give me that money in a short while. I will do anything." He said as he waited for the older man to reply.

"Felix, I remember you now. I do not have any money to give you, you do not have collateral and I know that you are jobless at the moment. I know you can't pay me so why bother asking me in the first place? Let your mother die, it's probably God's will." He said as Felix clenched his fist angrily at the way he just discarded his mother's life like that as if it was worthless.

But he knew better than to argue with him. Mr. Black tends to make people he doesn't like disappear. And he didn't want that to happen to him. So he swallowed the insult.

"Thank you for your time, I appreciate it." He said as he ended the call. He decided to head back home when he saw a commotion.

Someone was walking into the road not paying attention and there was a car coming at full speed so Felix reacted before he could think it through as he narrowly pushed both him and the stranger out of the way avoiding an accident as the car came to a stop as everyone gathered.

Felix was wounded since it was he who took most of the impact with the ground but he still hovered around the stranger making sure that he was not hurt.

"Are you alright sir?" Felix said as the man groaned and opened his eyes, his vision getting steady as he said,

"You saved my life. How can I repay you for this?"

"You do not need to. Anyone else would have done it. Come up, let me help you." He said as he took the stranger's hand and pulled him up.

When people saw that they were fine, they quickly dispersed but the stranger still stayed and thanked him.

"My name is Blaq. What's yours?" He asked as Felix took his outstretched hand and replied,

"Felix Marshalls, a pleasure to meet you. "

"The pleasure is all mine. Like I said before I would be very happy to help you. Can we talk further? I would like to make you my bodyguard. If you are interested, you can meet me in my mansion, don't worry about the pay. It will be a good one, what do you say?"

Felix wanted to ignore it but he quickly remembered his mother who needed the money and this job was short of a miracle. at least he was going to get paid something to start the treatment and considering what the man had on, he knew that he was a man of elegance and wealth.

He nodded his head saying,

"If you think I am capable to act as your bodyguard, then who am I to turn down this invitation? I will accept it." He said as Blaq clasped his hand around his shoulders and smiled,

"Wonderful..this is good news. Here. Have this." He said giving him a written cheque and a card.

"My address is on this card and this is a cheque for 500 thousand. Buy yourself some suitable wears and come tomorrow by 9 am. I will talk more about the job then, my number is also on the card so you can call me if there is anything wrong." He said as Felix thanked him once more and waved as he left.