The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Darius walked without aim for over an hour. After such a long walk, he was tired. The fatigue from the fight, the break up with Sarah, and his detention at the police station finally caught up with him.

He looked around his surroundings and saw that he was now at an empty park. The moon shone brightly on the park, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere. Darius checked the time and saw it was past twelve o’clock in the morning. He sat down on a bench and closed his eyes.

The day’s events started running through his mind and a myriad of emotions ran through his heart. Darius had never actually regretted being poor in his life, but he regretted being poor today. How cool would it be if he had an abundance of wealth? If it were so, no one would be able to look down on him anymore. He wouldn’t lose Sarah to someone like David. Besides if he was very rich, beautiful women would be the least of his problems.

He sighed. It was just wishful thinking. He wasn’t special neither did he have an abundance of wealth. He was just Darius Reid, a poor university student.

Darius sat there in silence, staring at the silver moon and numerous stars scattered across the sky. He was still star gazing when his phone rang.

Due to the fight he had with David, his phone screen had cracked in various places, so he couldn’t get a clear look at the caller ID. After contemplating for a while, he decided to ignore it. It might have been his dorm mates who were worried about him and decided to call him.

After a few rings, the call ended. Darius was about to go back to star gazing when his phone rang again. He ignored the call again, and went back to what he was doing. However, the caller was persistent. After the fourteenth call, Darius finally picked up.

“Hello? Do you have any idea what time it is now? Don’t you know how to take a hint?” Darius spoke angrily into the phone. He didn’t care who the caller was. His dorm mates weren’t so desperate to keep calling someone who ignored their calls fourteen times!

Darius Reid?” The caller asked in an authoritative tone,

for calling me persistently at this time of the night

Reid. I apologize.” The caller replied. His voice was now respectful which confused

Reid?” Darius

tell you which I cannot do over the phone. Would you kindly tell me your location?

Suspicion was written all over his face. He had no idea who the caller was so how did he expect him to reveal his location just like that? What if he

himself. Kidnapper? As if. He was as poor as a church rat. Kidnappers usually did their research. They would never

really kidnappers then when they arrived he was sure that they would let him

soon as I can. Please don’t go anywhere.” The caller said before disconnecting the

sighing. He was ruling out the idea of it being a kidnapper and actually being a prank. After all,

against the bench, enjoying the cool breeze blowing against his skin. He sighed again. It didn’t matter if it was a prank or not. When he got his mind back in the right direction again, he would leave the park and go back to his dorm. While he might be

phone call, Darius heard the sound of car moving. He opened his eyes and his mouth dropped down in shock. It was expected, as he never expected to see something like

a few feet away from where Darius sat on the bench. Although Darius was poor, it didn’t mean he could not tell an expensive car from a glance. After all, he attended Kingston University, a top university that had a lot of rich

opened and a man stepped down from the car. The man looked to be in his late 40s and was dressed very luxuriously. His white three piece suit had layers of expensive jewelry littered around it, and they sparkled in the night. His hair was black, but

at the man in confusion. He wondered what a big shot like him was doing here. Every step the