Alexander chase: a dead man's revenge

Fifteen year old Jayden was on his bed and his eyes were glued to the screen of his computer when his door creaked open and his mum entered. She had a bright smile on her face and Jayden returned the smile when his eyes caught the gift box she was with. It was Christmas Eve by the way and it was a tradition in the house to exchange gifts on such days. His dad and his two elder sisters already gave him their first own gifts and his mum was bringing hers now. He in return made cards for them which they willingly accepted.

Jayden had always been a social nerd and he didn't even know how to mingle with people. His parents were freaking rich but that didn't stop him from being an introverted nerd. "Won't you even come down for dinner?" His mum asked as she perched on the bed beside him, "everyone is downstairs and you are here" her voice was filled with a lot of love and concern towards her last child and her only son, she loved him with all of her being and in return Jayden loved all of them so much. "I just don't feel like it mum, I am not that hungry either" he closed his laptop and focused his attention on the gift box on top of his bed. "What did you get for me?" He grabbed the box and unwrapped it, his eyes opened wide in amazement when he saw the content of the box. "Why did you get me this mum?, you should be giving it to mica or even Jane. It is not for me, I don't even need it" All his life, Jayden never dreamt of acquiring power just like his father. He was okay with being the social nerd, he was okay with how he was and now his family was giving him such a big responsibility at such a young age" Mrs Baxter smiled at him while caressing his cheeks, "You are old enough to have your own inheritance, my love, I talked to your father and we decided to give you this. This will help in a long way" Jayden sighed as he read through the document, the papers in his hands were worth more than fifty billion dollars. More so, he was just fifteen years old. Why would he need so much money? "Just keep it okay?you will need it" Sighing he packed the papers back into the gift box and pushed it towards her, "You should give it to mica or Jane okay? I don't need it" Now his mother creased her forehead into a frown, "I am asking you to keep it so keep it okay? Your father wants you to have it too" she took his hand in hers, "I know you like being on your own son and I am not trying to change you, just keep it. It will come in handy when the time comes, okay?" His lips finally curved into a smile, "Thanks mum" Jayden gave her a hug and that was when the two of them heard a loud bang from downstairs, Jayden suddenly flinched in fear. "What was that?" He suddenly asked as his mother stood up from the bed. "Stay here" Mrs Baxter said, "i will go and check what is going on okay?" "Hmm" he nodded and watched his mother walk out of the room while closing the door behind her. *** Mrs Baxter met the shock of her life when she got downstairs and met the scene before her. This had to be the joke of the century right?o Her two daughters were in the pool of their own blood while her husband was on his knees with a gun pointed to his head and the one pointing the gun had a smirk on his face. "What the hell is going on here?" She asked as she rushed to her two daughters, blood was oozing out of the gunshot on their stomachs and they both were already dead. "Mica!!" She shoved her eldest daughter but she was not answering, "mica!!! Jane!!!l" Reality dawned on her, they were both dead and the person who killed her children was not a stranger. "Are you done with the pity party?" The man with the gun asked with a more hideous smile, "I was waiting for you to finish" He glanced at the gold plated wall clock and nodded his head, he still had a lot of time. "I won't spare you Gerald" Mr Baxter fumed angrily, sweat dripping down his forehead. Baxter was the owner of the biggest automobile conglomerate in the whole of America and beyond. His name was gateway opportunity but right now he was on his knees and his best friend had a gun pointed to his head. "Why the heck did you kill my children?" His wife yelled angrily as hard bitter tears flowed out of her eyes while she still shoved her children's body. Christmas Eve was now a gloomy night for them. This was one thing they never imagined. "Just let me have the papers Baxter and I promise not to harm your wife or you anymore" "You are a bastard Gerald" Baxter hissed again and a bullet to his thighs made him wince in pain. "Please don't kill him" Mrs Baxter begged, "don't kill my husband" "Then give me what I want" Gerald backed, "I am not here to play pity games with you" By now he already cocked the gun and pointed it at her. "What the fuck is wrong with you Baxter? You really don't love your family do you?" After talking, Gerald gestured to his men and they began to search the living room for whatever they were looking for. Nerdy Jayden who was getting a bit apprehensive came out of the room and just as he was about to go downstairs, he saw the scene at the foot of the stairs and he froze on the spot. His two sisters were dead and his parents were kneeling with guns pointed to their heads. "Don't do this Gerald" his mother begged but instead the sinister looking man smiled. Jayden recognized Gerald, he was his father's best friend and business associate. What the hell was he doing? The moment he took a step forward, his mother's eyes met his and she gestured for him to run. Jayden didn't want to go, he couldn't leave his family like that but seeing the pain in her eyes, he turned around and ran back to his room and locked the door from inside. His mind was beating faster than usual and he was wondering what he should do, for the first time he was upset over the fact he didn't have a cell phone in his room. Back downstairs, Baxter and his wife were still pleading but when one of Gerald's men walked up to him and whispered something in his ears, his countenance changed. "You really don't care about the life of your family right?" After asking, Gerald immediately shot his wife right in front of him. Mrs Baxter immediately fell to her death. "Gerald!!!" But a bullet also penetrated his brain and he also fell to his death. "Find that boy" Gerald yelled and made his way upstairs, he was not planning to leave until he got what he wanted. **** Back in his room, Jayden was already freaking out. He could hear footsteps and he knew whoever that was, was coming for his room. He just watched his whole family being murdered and he just couldn't wrap his head around it, nothing made sense to him. A loud bang on his door made him flinch in fear. "I don't know what to do, mum" Jayden muttered under his breath as tears rolled out of his eyes. He had never been in this kind of situation before and he just didn't know what to do. "I know you are in there little boy" Gerald's voice filtered into his ears, "open the door Jayden and let's have a talk" "Get away from me" Jayden yelled, "leave" He was crying and holding onto his head, everything was just too much for him to bear. "Just open the door Jayden and let's have a talk okay?" Gerald was smiling through his teeth and the little boy could feel it, "your parents are fools and they had to pay for the consequences of their actions, it is a pity that your sisters got tangled in the mix" "Why did you kill them?" Jayden asked him, he wanted to know what crimes his parents committed to be punished in such a cruel way. "Enough Jayden" the man outside the door screamed angrily, "break this door down" he ordered and his men set to work. With each passing stroke of their feet against his door, Jayden knew he was done for. He had to leave or his would be dead if Gerald succeeded in opening the door. Without thinking much, he opened his window and the gust of wind greeted him. He was on the third floor and jumping meant he could lose his life. Now he was between the devil and the deep blue sea, at this point it was better to jump and die than allow Gerald to have the luxury of killing him. Closing his eyes, Jayden muttered a silent prayer and he jumped out while forgetting about the papers on the bed. His door finally opened and rushed inside but the whole room was already empty, Gerald's eyes flew to the papers on the bed and his lips curved up into a smile. "Bingo" he muttered to himself before turning to the man beside him, "Find that boy and bring me his dead body" "Yes boss" the man nodded and rushed out of the room while Gerald gathered the papers in his hands while smiling, "Half of my problems have been solved" he casually strode out of the room. A Christmas Eve massacre. ****** Jayden kept running on the streets of New York City, he didn't know where he was going but he kept running. Everywhere was glittering with Christmas lights and Christmas songs were being played from different shops and restaurants all around and he could see how happy everyone was but he was not happy. He was just fifteen and he had witnessed the massacre of his own family, everything was just overwhelming for him. He continued to run and run, he didn't want to stop because stopping meant death. Jayden didn't know for how long he had run but before he could cross a major bridge, a car from nowhere rushed towards him and in a moment, he was leaping in the air with blood gushing out of his wounds. Jayden landed on the cold hard floor and he saw someone climb out of the car and walk up to him. Despite his blurred vision, he recognized the man well and that smirk on his face was one he would always remember. "You made a very big mistake Jayden" Gerald bent towards him and grabbed him by the shoulders, "merry Christmas" After talking, the fifteen year old boy closed his eyes and gave up the ghost. "Throw his body into the water" Gerald ordered and began to walk towards his black Bentley, he had to spend Christmas Eve with his family by the way.

Alexander Chase opened his eyes to the sound of his alarm ringing but he was feeling funny.First of all he studied the room and his face creased into a frown, how did he get here? This room didn't even look like his room at all. He was still in his reverie when his door flung open and a man walked inside the room. He was in his late fifties and he looked dignified.

"You have a meeting with the new investors sir" "Sir?" The man on the bed cringed, how did he become sir? Was this man mistaken or what? "Why are you calling me sir?" Alex asked and the man in front of him creased his face into a frown but quickly masked it up with a fake smile. "I understand you are trying to be hilarious sir but it doesn't suit you, the maids have gotten your clothes ready. I will have it delivered" After talking, he turned on his heel and left the room. Alexander Chase was a man who commanded respect anywhere he went, one of the country's richest and most influential men but right now he was behaving like a total idiot. After the man walked out of the room, Alex dragged himself out of bed towards the mirror and he almost screamed in horror when he saw the face in front of him. When did he become so tall or muscular? What the hell was happening? Without thinking much he rushed out of the room with only a towel tied around his lean waist while his upper body was bare and his well toned body was left for the eyes of the people in the house to savor. His workers gasped when they saw him rush down the stairs without no clothes and some of them even tried to hide their blushing. "What are you doing sir?" That same man asked as he walked up to him, he had a bizarre look on his face. Did his boss lose his mental health or what? Who would Alex come out to is his room without clothes. "What the hell is going on here?" Alex asked in dispair, "when the fuck did I become Alex?" Everyone was stunned, what was he even saying? "Did you perhaps hit your head sir?" A woman asked as she walked up to him, "you are acting weird" "You all are acting weird" the man half yelled while placing his hands on his waist. The last thing he remembered was closing his eyes in death and now he was magically one Alex and had everything at his beck and call? What could be a more foolish story than this?" "You should call the doctor Murphy" the lady said to the man, "why don't I help you get ready sir?" Her name was Esmeralda and she had been Alex's nanny ever since he was a baby, even when he lost his parents. She was like his son and seeing him in this kind of confused state made her heart break into a million pieces. Alex was the most confused, he felt like he was going mad. No one was saying anything and he was losing it. "Come with me" Esmeralda held onto his hand and led him upstairs, his female workers couldn't help but ogle at him. Alexander Chase has always been the man that everyone wanted. "Why did you come down with your towel by the way?" She asked him after he settled on the bed. She was searching through his closet for some clothes. "Who are you?" Alex asked her and her jaw dropped, was he being serious right now? "I am your nanny Alex" she rolled her eyes, "now quit with the jokes and get ready" "Nanny?" Alex allowed the name to roll out of his mouth, since when did he have a nanny?" Everything was just not adding up. "Who is this Alex?" He asked again and this time around, Esmeralda left what she was doing and came to sit beside him. "Is something wrong with you?" Her voice was filled with a lot of concern, "did something happen Alex? You have been behaving weird" "I am not Alex" he finally said and a look of confusion appeared on the woman's face, "I have been trying to make a meaning out of everything but I can't" Esmeralda was speechless, perhaps he was having one of his episodes again. "You know what? Why don't you get some rest? I will call your office and have them know you won't be coming in today. I will give your doctor a call and he will be here shortly" "Okay" She patted him on the back before leaving the confused Alexander to himself. Immediately the door closed behind her, he picked up his phone and received the shock of his life when he saw the date. How the hell was he in 2023? What happened to the last ten years of his life? He ruffled his already disheveled hair and kept sighing, he was just confused. An idea suddenly crept up in his head and he picked his phone again, surprisingly he knew the password and opened it. Everything in the phone was about Alexander and even the pictures were different but he didn't feel any connection to the man on the screens. "What is happening to me?" Alex kept asking himself as he scrolled through the phone. Suddenly the phone began to ring and even when he saw the caller ID, it was his doctor or so the ID said. Sighing for the umpteenth time again, he pressed the phone against his ears. "Hello" "Esmeralda tells me you don't remember anything?" A deep husky voice said from the other end. "Apparently" Alex answered while rolling his eyes, "everyone keeps calling me this Alex which I don't even know" The man from the other end sighed before he talked again, "did you bash your head or something? You don't drink so what's up?" "I am also struggling to make a meaning out of all of this, I don't know what is" he massaged the space between his brows, "i just magically woke up here" "I have a lot of appointments today, I will come and check on you the moment I finish from the office okay?" "Sure" After a few more talks, Alex ended the call and laid back on the bed before closing his eyes. He didn't know for how long he laid on the bed but when he heard his door slam open, he opened his eyes and another weird one entered. "Alex" the lady rushed over to him and sat beside him, "Esmeralda just called me and I rushed over from work immediately" "Who are you?" "What?" She scoffed, "you don't remember me too?" "I don't remember anything lady so you tell me who you are" "It's me" the lady said again, this time in a more subtle tone, "I am your fiancée and we are getting married" Now he didn't see this coming, fiancée? He was getting married? "We are engaged?" "Yes" "How and why? Who the hell are you by the way?" The lady scoffed again, "what the hell is going on with you Alex? We got engaged three months ago and you are really asking me who I am? Am I that easy to forget?" "Why don't we get my issue fixed first then you can rant on" He was already irritated, he was a nerd by the way and hated company. "What is your name by the way?" "Clarrisa" she rolled her eyes again and stood up, "and we got engaged because my dad wanted to partner with you at all cost and in the long run I felt like you developed feelings for me. He said we should get married in return. You never liked me from the beginning but after a while, I guess you liked me but now we are back at square one" she was visibly frustrated, "oh, I hate this" Alex just kept looking at her like she was an alien while she kept pacing up and down the room, he just didn't feel any connection with her even if she was his "supposed" fiancée. "You should get to work, I am not bedridden" he finally said after a while. "Don't worry, I will take care of you today. I already told my father and he said he will handle everything at the office" "Hmm" Alex nodded and closed his eyes again. He needed to think, he didn't just miss ten years of his life, he was suddenly engaged and was about to be married? What the hell happened and why was he here? He wasn't this Alexander but somehow he was Alexander? Suddenly he was the most influential man in the country and he was rich? Technically his parents were rich but they were dead anyways. Yes, dead. Reality suddenly dawned on him, he witnessed the death of his parents ten years ago and he was even hit by a car on that same day. Nothing was making any sense at this point. He should be dead right? So why was he suddenly alive and in the body of this Alexander chase? "Here" a voice called out to him and he was jolted out of his reverie. He opened his eyes and Clarissa was holding a cup of coffee towards him, "you should take this, it will help you relax" Coffee? He had never liked coffee. "I am good, i don't like coffee by the way" Clarissa's face creased into a frown, " you don't like coffee? But it's your favorite" Alex sighed again, "you know what? Just leave. I will take a shower" he didn't even bother to wait for her response and prodded into his bathroom. Maybe a bath would help sooth his nerves. ***** The moment the water gushed out onto his body, Alex closed his eyes and allowed the water to flow over all his body. He had to think, he wanted to think. He had a lot to process, nothing was making sense the more he thought about it. "Why am I suddenly Alexander?" He asked himself, "when did I become this powerful man and what happened in the last ten years of his life? He was Jayden not Alexander and he was supposed to be dead ten long years ago but now he was here? A knock on his bathroom door made him switch off the shower and strain his ears. "I dropped your clothes on the bed and I will make something for you to eat" clarrisa's voice filtered into his ears and he had the inkling to roll his eyes. He didn't even answer her and continued his shower. Was fate trying to tell him something again? Why did he return as Alexander Chase and not Jayden? Was he missing something? A lot was going on in his mind as the water splashed all over his body.

Gerald was having his usual evening tea when his daughter sauntered into the house looking dejected, the moment he saw her angry face he immediately dropped his tea. His family was one thing he never played with, he loved his daughter and his wife so much and was ready to give them the word, even his son was not left out. Everything he did was for them.

"What happened princess?" He asked after she came to sit beside him, "why do you look so upset" Clarrisa sighed as she placed her head on his shoulder, "apparently Alex doesn't remember anything about us dad, he has been behaving weird, I even tried making his favorite dish but he says he doesn't like any of the dishes I made" she had a pout on her lips while talking, "I feel like I am going crazy dad" Gerald gave her a little smile, "you know how Alex is my darling" his voice was authoritative, "this is not a different Alex from the Alex we know. Remember he didn't even want you coming near him at the beginning, you shouldn't be bothered okay? I will talk to him" "Thank you daddy" Clarissa's face finally broke into a smile, "I will have a shower and go to bed, I have an early start tomorrow" She kissed him goodnight before making her way upstairs while the smile on Gerald's face disappeared and he picked up his phone. After two rings, the person from the other end answered. "Hello" Alex's voice filtered into his ears. "I hear that you can not remember anything" the words rolled out of his mouth, "your fiancée came home crying" The man from the other end sighed, "who are you to be calling me?"His voice sounded so irritated. Gerald gave an awkward smile, "why don't we have a cup of tea tomorrow, i will come over to your office" Alexander Chase was someone he couldn't afford to offend, he was the number one businessman in the country and all aspects of the economy was in his hands. Gerald knew for how long he worked hard to be able to get Alex to agree to marry his daughter, nothing was going to jeopardize his plans. Even if he was rich, he wanted to be richer. He wanted to command the kind of power twenty seven year old Alexander Chase commanded. "Very well then" After talking, the man from the other end disconnected the call. He wasn't in the mood to have a chit chat with his supposed father in law to be. ***** Alex flung the phone on the bed when he was done with the call while his doctor was sitting opposite him with pursed lips. Doctor Aiden also didn't know what to do, Alex was in front of him but he was claiming he wasn't Alex. He could do things that Alex could do but he still wasn't Alex, was there a more bizarre story than this? "How do you expect me to believe anything you are saying man? Aiden asked, "I mean you have been taking your medications and this has not happened in a long while. Let's just say for years and now you suddenly don't remember yourself?" What he said piqued Alex's interest and he sat up straight, "This is a common occurrence?" "When your parents died" Aiden shrugged, "yes, your brain did that as a kind of defense mechanism against the trauma" "When did my parents die?" "When you were fifteen Alex, they died in a plane crash" "When I was fifteen?" The words rolled out of his mouth. That means his parents died when they were both the same age but why was he suddenly in his body now? Suddenly Alex sprang up from his bed and picked up his car keys. "Where are you going?" "To find answers" he answered and sauntered out of the room. There was only one way he could find out what happened. Esmeralda was surprised to see him rush downstairs all dressed up and he had his car keys with him. Jayden knew he didn't know how to drive but maybe this Alex guy could. "I just need to clear my air" he answered and walked out of the house. His mouth opened in awe when he saw how many cats were gracing this man's garage. More than fifteen cars and they all looked new. "You are a lover of cars" Aiden's voice sounded behind him, "these are your new collections" "Hmm" he nodded and walked towards the low profile white Bentley, "are you coming?" "Sure, I am your doctor by the way" And just like Jayden thought, Alex was a good driver. The city looked different from what he knew ten years ago, it was more sophisticated and everything looked more efficient. "A lot has changed" The man beside him smiled, "where are we going by the way?" "Wait and see" After a while, the car came to a halt in a familiar neighborhood and there it was. His fathers three story building stood tall and mighty as usual. "You wanted to come here?"Aiden looked over at the house while asking, "why?" Alex didn't say anything and walked over to the gate of the house. Everything was still the same and even the gate. This was the house where he grew up in, the house in which his family was murdered. The house in which Gerald cut ties with them by killing everyone that mattered most to him. "Who lives in this house now?" He turned to Aiden as he asked. "This house was sold at an auction eight years ago, Gerald was the one who sold it" At the mention of Gerald, Alex's countenance changed. Not only did he kill his family, he had the right to even sell the house? The audacity of him. "Who did he sell it to and why?" Now Aiden was also very curious, why was Alex suddenly interested in the baxter? They all died ten long years ago and he was trying to find out information about them now? "Apparently Baxter willed all his property to his best friend so Gerald did what he wanted to do with the property. He opened a charity home with the money from this property" Alex balled his hand into a fist, this Gerald was more sly than he thought. "What killed them" "Hey man" Aiden was already frustrated, "won't you tell me what's going on? I am your doctor not a real estate agent" "Say something man" Alex hissed. "They all died in a car crash on Christmas Eve ten year ago" Wow, not only did Gerald steal everything from them he even lied about their death? How low could he stoop? Alex looked over at the house again and a feeling of nostalgia flashed through him, even if he didn't spend a lot of time with his family he loved them immensely. He didn't know how deep he had sunk in his thoughts until he felt a hand on his shoulder. "What is actually going on, Alex?" "A lot more than you can comprehend doctor" the big guy answered while looking at the house again then on impulse he knocked on the gate. "What are you doing?" "I want to talk to the owner of the house" he answered fearlessly and knocked again. After a while the gates opened and a man in his early fifties walked out of the gate. He wasn't sure why two men were standing in front of his gate. "Hello sir" "If it isn't Alexander Chase standing in front of my gate, what do I owe this August visit?" The man sounded friendly and Alex relaxed. "Sorry to bother you at such an awkward time but i just need to talk to you about the house" "What about?I purchased this house at an auction eight years ago" "I know that Mr?" "Call me Elias" "Mr Elias, what happened to all the properties in the house? Like the furnitures maybe documents and others" Elias exchanges glances with Aiden before turning to Alex again, "The house was empty when we moved in, there was nothing" "That bastard" Alex hissed silently, "thank you so much for your help sir" After exchanging pleasantries, Elias went back into the gate while Alex turned to Aiden. "Won't you say something? What are you thinking? You have known about all of this for years and now you are suddenly taking interest in this family?" Alex raked his hand into his already scattered hair, how could he tell Aiden that he was Jayden the son of this family and he somehow magically transferred into Alexander chase, even a madman won't believe him. "Say something man?" "I am just interested in the property that's all" The doctor sighed, "well, it has been sold" "How can I get to this Gerald?" Now Aiden's mouth opened in amazement, was Alex really asking him that right now? "Did you really lose your mind?" "What?" "Gerald is your father in law to be man" he dropped the bombshell and Alex froze.