Chapter 40: a day full of enjoyment and relaxation

“How do I get the stuff after paying,” the man directly asked?

“Oh, about that you don’t have to worry I’ll send the stuff to the black market in your area or you can tell me any other place, I’ll send it through a way bill”. Clark replied after contemplating for 10 seconds.

“Ok, good I thought that you came to sell without reading the warnings and instructions. You’re trustworthy I’ll pay for the items now, send it to Bahamas city”.

Clark was already ready to go before the man suddenly held his arm, he stared at him sternly in the eye. “If the product is delivered properly, I’ll patronize you again but don’t try me, you don’t know who you’re dealing with if you decide to run with my money”. He threatened in a deep tone.

The man didn’t even finish before Clark received an alert; he just received the money. Clark smiled at him while completely ignoring his blatant threat; “you’re welcome to patronize again expect your stuff tomorrow”.

Clark didn’t wait for the man’s reply before leaving directly, on returning he immediately packaged the armor in a suit case. 10 minutes later he was at the bus top as he gave the taxi driver 20 credits while handing over the product after negotiating.

Clark didn’t warn the taxi driver or threaten him about anything as it was the best assurance. The taxi cab would have most likely been attacked by bandits if the news ever spilled out about an exotic armor being transported in the car. Also, the taxi driver was trustworthy as he already had a reputation for safely delivering products and even if there were any complications he could simply track and hunt the armor back. Well, the main reason why he didn’t tell the taxi driver is because he indirectly saved 80 Spartan credits. There was a very high chance that the taxi driver would have demanded for 100 Spartan credits if he knew that he was transporting an exotic armor.

Clark finally went back to the hotel in high spirits as he felt like a rich man. “I believe that Leo is still doing his mission, I’ll surprise him when he gets back,” he muttered in a satisfied tone.

Of the initial 500 credits that Clark was given he only had 150 credits remaining. He directly ordered another suit, a pair of shoes, a pair of jean trousers, a trending fashion polo shirt and a face cap. He bought exactly those of the same type and colors as the previous ones, “I’ll surprise Leo with these,” he thought.

Clark also ordered for 2 pairs of shorts and a fitting polo shirt as casual wears for the both of them. He spent 66 Spartan credits again with an additional 30 credits for the 2 pair of shorts and polo shirts. After all these spending, he was finally left with only 54 Spartan credits.

Clark slept peacefully on the sofa feeling like, “man, my life is finally moving forward in the right direction”. He woke up when the day was already dark, he checked the time and it was already 7:30pm. He ordered dinner from the hotel which was delivered shortly after, he ate to his fill before slumping back on the sofa after allowing the food to digest for 30 minutes.

Clark called the hotel personnel to come for the empty plates after 20 minutes of rest and asked for his cadet uniform to be delivered. He sent his uniform to the dry cleaner previously in the day as it suffered a lot during his time with the terrorists. 5 minutes later the already familiar female personnel came with his uniform, thanked him for patronizing them and took the empty plates away.

Till now no other one of his stuffs were ordered, He was not too surprised as not everybody had 20,000 Spartan credits to spend. After having another thorough bath, he went back to sleep with a smile planted on his face.

That night Clark finally dreamt a normal dream as he saw himself and Leo become Generals of the Spartan army. They became role models to a bunch of young cadets as all the cadets aspired to be like them. They were both blessed with a beautiful wife, a beautiful daughter and a handsome son. What a dramatic coincidence.

Their lives were filled with joy and people saw them as a pair of twins which was a misunderstanding they didn’t bother to correct. Both families were very close as both their sons grew up together to become best friends. They were further blessed with joy as both their sons graduated becoming the only high-grade soldiers created from their batch of cadets.

Clark woke up the next day with a wide smile planted on his face, “it feels so good living your dream life in your dreams with your best friend,” he thought. He took his time as he had a morning bath, brushed his teeth, dressed up before ordering breakfast.

Clark sat on the sofa with his bag beside him as he waited. Not long later the familiar female hotel personnel arrived with his hot breakfast. He smiled when the sweet aroma of the food wafted our, “good morning Ms. Lily,” he greeted politely.

“Good morning Mr. Clark,” she greeted; “you really look good on your uniform,”. She said with a smile.

Clark’s smile grew wider as he replied, “thanks for the compliment you also look good on your uniform”. She smiled again, thanked him and left after she placed the food down.

“This morning is just filled with smiles and laughter,” Clark muttered silently as Lily’s figure gradually disappeared.

It was thanks to Lily being there that he hadn’t pounced on the food yet. Click!! As the sound of the door closing reverberated, he sat straighter as he enjoyed the delicious food. After eating to his fill, Clark stood up, donned his face cap not forgetting to pick his bag as he strode out of the house.

“I’ll definitely miss this hotel,” he thought with a smile. He mentally took note of the name of the hotel, the service here was really superb.

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