1 Unexpected Offer

Lying on a bed, a young man slowly heaved a sigh. This past year been quite hard for him. He glanced at his bruised right arm and flinched slightly when he touched it. His father often beat him up while in a drunken state. At first, he thought it would only happen just for once. Who knows that the next time his father got drunk, his father still beat him up. Its been continuous for a year ever since his mother leaves her family for another man.

He took a deep breath and stood up slowly. The man picked a jacket and wore it. Then quietly walked into his room door. He carefully grabbed the handle of the door.

*Click*

Outside his room, the man glanced around but can't find a single person there. He then tiptoed and pressed his ears to his father's place. Soon enough, he can hear his father's loud snoring. Silently he left his father's door room and headed toward the exit door.

Leaning against his apartment door, the man opened his wallet to check if there's enough money for him to buy a cigarette. While checking, an identity card accidentally dropped from it. The young man picked it up and slowly patted it to clean it from any dust. The identity card could be seen clearly after getting cleaned up.

[ Bill Rilean ]

[ Age : 18 ]

[ Birth Date: XX/XX/XXXX ]

[ Address : XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX ]

[ Picture ]

The picture looks exactly as the man who picked the identity card up.

"A really good name, huh...But unfortunately, his life ain't as good as his name." Bill muttered under his breath.

Bill's life is neither bad nor good. Since a kid, his mother and father always busy with their matter and neglects him, but he did not file a complaint since he also feels like he didn't need their attention. His principle was as long they give him shelter and food, he will not ask anything else. With that principle, the bond between him and his family grew apart.

Then on his 17th birthday, Bill, who should be gifted, didn't get a gift, and instead, it was his father who got an unexpected gift from his mother. Her mother proposed a divorce to his father. Then like usual, both of them start fighting. Bill, who didn't care about their matter and didn't want to get involved, silently left home and headed toward GameNet.

If someone says his actions were coward, Bill would say "F*ck off" on their faces. People are always like that, always judging without knowing anything. Bill already knew long that his family was hopeless since his mother brought a stranger to their house whenever his dad went to another city. Likewise, his father also did the same.

Bill didn't know how their parent could marry each other without loving each other. Bill's head becomes dizzy when he thinks about love. He shook his head and entered the minimarket.

"One pack Sampoerna, please," Bill ordered.

"Here you go." The cashier attendant handed him a pack of cigarettes.

"Thank you." Because Bill already familiar with the price, he handed the exact amount of money.

Bill then walked out from the minimarket and lit up one cigarette. He smoked while walking toward a GameNet direction. He has been working as a part-time operator on the GameNet since two years ago. At first, he just wanted to play some games to relieve his boredom at home. But slowly he got addicted to it and since the GameNet in needs a part-time worker, Bill gladly assign himself for it. Being an operator, he could play games freely.

Entering the GameNet, he noticed there are more people than usual. He walked into the operator table, which there already sat a man with his head laying on the desk. He seems fallen asleep while waiting for Bill. Bill tapped the man's shoulders to wake him up.

The man gets stirred at his sleep and slowly his eyes opened up. He glanced hatefully at the culprit who ruins his good dream, but only to find a young man stared at him. After ten seconds of silence, the man's brain slowly worked, and the realization came over him. "Oh, it's you, Bill! I have waited for you for a long, long, long time. Here come sit here, I'm still sleepy and going to catch my sleep soon." He yawned then patted Bill's shoulders.

Bill slightly moved his shoulders to evade the man touch, but he's too late.

"Work properly, okay?" The man sleepily said and patted Bill shoulders once again, making Bill uncomfortable by his closeness. Since little, Bill always gets uncomfortable whenever someone touches him like that. It's not because Bill is a clean freak, it's just...How can he describe it? He simply just feel discomfort because of it.

Bill nodded at the man's words without replying.

"Good, good." The man replied and walked away.

Before going to sit, Bill firstly cleaned the operator desk. He also sprays some perfume on the operator area because the man seems to sweat a lot that his odor sting on Bill's nose. After done with cleaning, Bill sits comfortably on the couch and login into his account.

[ ID: XXXXX ]

[ PW: XXXX ]

[ Welcome Bill Rilean ]

Bill clicked his mouse twice on the "Heroes Journey" icon. After a few seconds loading, the launcher popped out, and Bill starts typing his ID and password. The moment he entered the game, an event notification immediately appeared on his screen.

[ Top up now and receive an exclusive pet immediately! ]

[ Battle Arena Mode has arrived. Are you ready?? ]

Seeing a top up event, he remembered his poor wallet and couldn't help but shed a tear inwardly.