Chapter 48My boy
My boy “Oh my God!!” Miss Grace cried in horror as the guy rushed for Matt with the blade aimed right
for his neck and a wicked smile plastered across his face.
Not even putting much thought into it, Matt jumped in the air, swung his right leg, and slammed his foot
into the exact spot he hit first on the guy’s chest, sending him flying off the ground and landing hard on
the concrete floor in a heap. “He’s not waking up! Matt, he’s not getting up!!” Miss Grace panicked,
turning around with a tear in her eye.
Silently Elijah walked over to the guy, kicked the blade aside, squatted, and placed his fingertip toward
his bloodstained nose, feeling the warm air flowing onto his skin and exhaling deeply with relief as he
whispered, “He’s still breathing.”
Glancing over at Matt, Elijah met his eyes and said, “Can you get my car key, and wallet from my desk.
Let’s take this dude to a hospital,”
It was too early for him to start getting in such serious trouble, and Elijah wanted to prevent that from
happening.
Hastily, Matt rushed back into the motel, and Elijah looked at Miss Grace, saying softly, “He’s going to
be fine.”
The hold ordeal scared Miss Grace to death and she didn’t speak for a moment. Looking into his eyes,
Elijah stared at her quietly and gave a reassuring nod. Finally, Matt came outside with the black leather
wallet and key and handed it to Elijah, listening to the guy growling in pain, on the floor. Then he picked
him up and tossed him over his shoulder, ignoring the knife on the ground, and walked after Elijah.
When they got to the car, Elijah opened the back door, and Matt threw the guy into the back seat.Silently, Miss Grace watched Elijah and Matt get into the front passenger and driver seats of the car
and drove off with the guy. The state of shock that she was in still hadn’t faded yet as her eyes followed
them until the black car disappeared around the corner, completely lost in her thoughts.
Finally, when she got over her fright and confusion, she walked back into the motel and saw Peach with
James, staring back at her in concern. “Is everything alright, Grace?” James asked, standing up
straight. “Who is Elijah?” Miss Grace questioned, her voice wavering slightly as she made eye contact
with him.
A sense of worry suddenly washed over James, and he hesitated. His eyes darted behind Peach and
towards Miss Grace as he thought of a believable lie.
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“Well, he’s just a man trying to establish himself after hitting rock bottom with the divorce… We all are
trying to start over after a series of life crises. I lost my job as a butler, Melina divorce Elijah, Ryan lost
his partnership at his law firm…” After hearing those words, Miss Grace’s expression slowly softened,
and James continued,” We all joined together behind Elijah to establish an investment company, and
the loan that
some of what he used to help pay your hospital bill…”
Now Miss Grace was feeling a bit of guilt because of the harsh judgment she suddenly had in her head
about Elijah because of the incident.
“The rest is what Ryan and Rookie are using to get out there to find a means for the company to kick
off… We are all just trying to stand back up after life has crushed us.” Feeling bad about her thoughts
now, Miss Grace sighed and said, “I’m sorry... it’s just that that guy took out a knife-”“What?! Is Elijah alright!” Peach cried, tears instantly appearing in her eyes. “... And Matt…. What
happened out there, mama!”
“They are fine. But your question is what I want to know too? Why did that guy want to hurt Elijah so
bad?” Miss Grace said with a sigh.
Suddenly, her mind ran to the only reasonable explanation she could think that would make any sense.
“Is Josh… or Madam Jewel behind it…?” Miss Grace cried, clapping her hand over her mouth.
When she saw the fear in her mother’s eyes, Peach worried for her, and yet, she knew a part of the
truth and willingly decided to not say it. She realized if her mother knew what happened and the violent
story she heard, her love for Elijah would crumble into nothingness.
At the hospital, the nurses rushed to Elijah and Matt as they entered the lobby with the guy balancing
on both of their shoulders as he struggled to breathe.
“What happened?” A nurse asked hurriedly as she approached Elijah and Matt. “Will someone beat
him up, and we are helping him seek treatment…” Elijah lied, handing over the guy to the nurses and
looking down at him, seeing anger flare in his eyes. “You guys know him.” “No, we are just helping him
not to die.” “Oh!… Well, that’s so kind of you two. Omg, I can’t believe there are still good people and
angels in this world…”
A big smile made its way onto her face as she looked between Elijah and Matt and then back at the
guy on the stretcher.
“Well, that’s sweet and all, but who’s going to pay his hospital bill… from his injuries, it is clear that he
would receive a series of medical attention.” Another nurse chimed in.“I will settle his bill,” Elijah calmly replied, looking at the pain in the guy’s expression. Those words left
him completely speechless and shocked because he expected Elijah and Matt to abandon him after
every time that had occurred between them. “Are you sure?” A nurse asked again, sounding doubtful.
Elijah looked back at the guy and nodded slowly, shoving his hands into his pocket as he said, ” Yeah,
don’t worry about the cost, just make sure he doesn’t die.”
With such strong assurance, the nurses were finally able to let go of their fears and decided to roll the
stretcher away, down the corridor. The nurse that stayed back eyed Matt bruised knuckles and
forehead, putting two and two together, and he said, “How did he get beat up, again?” “Well, how
should we know?” Elijah casually answered, giving him an annoyed look “Well, then please take a seat
in the waiting room, and we will get his paperwork done.” “Okay,” Eyeing Elijah, Matt followed him down
the corridor and didn’t say a word, even after they got into the waiting room.
The waiting room was awfully quiet as they sat on the metal bench, keeping a good distance between
each other.
Neither one spoke a single word, until Matt raised his gaze off the floor, looked over at Elijah, cleared
his throat, and began to talk, “Why are we saving him when he tried to hurt us… you!”
“Matt, just because power is in your grip, that doesn’t give you the right to abuse it… even if sometimes
you are in your right to do so. You should know when to take a life and when to save one…” Elijah
responded calmly, watching the boring news on the tv, even though it had no volume.
It took a moment for those words to sink in, but by the time they reached his brain, Matt had a sense of
even more respect for Elijah, and he nodded, mumbling, “You are right, boss.”
The seconds turned into minutes and soon, one hour had passed since they came, but finally, a nurse
walked into the room and approached them. She smiled when she saw Elijah and Matt sitting on the
benches, “Hi! I’m Dr. Jones, I assume you must be the guy that brought in Jerome.” “If you mean theguy that was struggling to breathe and bruised up, then, ‘yes,” Elijah replied simply, standing up from
the bench and stretching his sore muscles. “So is he gonna be okay?” Dr. Jones’ eyes softened as she
met his eyes and said, “Yes, he’s going to be fine, and he was asking if you guys are still here.”
“Well Dr, please lead the way.” Elijah politely told her.
With a smile, Dr. Jones led him and James out of the waiting room and into another large hallway.
A moment later, she knocked lightly before opening the door to a private room where Jerome was
sleeping peacefully in one of the beds, tubes, and cords connected to his arm.
When Jerome saw Elijah and Matt, he went into a state of trance, completely dumbfounded by
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them showing up in his hospital room. “Doctor, can you excuse us,” Jerome asked the woman, pointing
towards the door behind her as he kept staring at Elijah and Matt. “Alright, just remember that you
suffered some major internal bleeding, so no stressing your head or chest, okay?” Jerome’s body
suddenly relaxed and he gave a short nod, causing Dr. Jones to chuckle before leaving the room. “You
are a man with dignity…” Jerome whispered, finally looking away and staring at the ceiling. “That’s hard
to see in the world nowadays.”
“It’s good that you are okay… I will leave to settle your bill and then be on my way.” Elijah said, feeling
relief that he didn’t have to deal with any more drama. “Where are you going?” Jerome asked
emotionlessly, looking over at Elijah. “You guys can’t leave just yet… It would be troublesome for us to
go over to the motel instead of meeting you guys here…”
A sense of annoyance slowly crept through Matt’s, and he scoffed as he thought, ‘This traitor has
betrayed my boss’ goodwill..!!Silently, Elijah stared at Jerome, and then he turned when he heard the door open, scowling at the
seven robbers they encountered on their first night back in the country, entering the room. “I made a
call moments ago….” Jerome said when Elijah glared back at him.
Immediately, Matt stood his ground, ready to fight anyone who dared challenge his boss’ safety.
“My boy, how’s your body?” The cab driver of that unfortunate night said, looking over at the hospital
bed.
“Well, I just went under the knife, father…” Jerome said, looking between Elijah and Matt.