Bangkok...
The man was sleeping peacefully on his bed, and had hugged his wife with his one arm. His dark hair were all messy and as per his usual routine, he had slept as early as 9:00 pm and would wake up at 4:00 am, for his gym.
His thick framed black gla.s.ses, were placed on the bedside, underneath it were several papers that he had been reading before dozzing off. Raol"s pleasant face and muscular built, made him look like one attractive guy, who could easily enter the modeling world.
But his fast brain and rapid calculation skills, made him develop interest in mathematics and accounts. Inspite of being from a very humble background, he studied in the best of schools and universities, getting free scholars.h.i.+p evertime.
One day, when he was still pretty young, he had visited the cafe with her girlfriend, Natalia, who is now his wife. The cafe was none other than Cafe island in Bangkok, where Rhehan worked himself on the billing counter, during those days.
Rhehan at that time, had been progressing fast in his life, expanding the cafe island chain. It was later, when Raol was paying for the bill of his order, and Rhehan was billing it, it was then, that they first met.
The billing machine, went out of order and in just split of second, Raol calculated the total amount to be paid by him.
"50 minus 37.4 is equal to 12.6... So you give me 12.6. But actually I ordered a combo that was 5% off, so, that actual price would be 37.4 minus 1.87 dollars, that would be 35.53. Since I gave you 50 bucks, you have to return 14.47 bucks!" Raol spoke at the speed of lightening, taking Rhehan by surprise.
Rhehan looked at the young man standing before him. He had a thick pair of dark spectacles and neatly side parted dark hair. He was handsome, but a handsome nerd, wearing a full sleeves cardigan and brown pants, paired with old brown shoes. He had a bagpack, hung on his shoulders.
"Interesting!" Rhehan exclaimed, looking at the boy. "If only you could calculate our next client"s bill too." Rhehan smirked, looking an elderly lady, who was standing behind Raol, waiting for her turn to pay. The lady was there, with her fifteen friends. Rhehan jotted down the prices of the food articles, the lady and her friends had ordered, on a piece of paper, along with the discount and handed it over to Raol.
Raol took the challange and smiled looking at the paper. "Ahh! So....5 plus 12...plus 35...plus 24..plus 17..plus 32...plus 56...plus 32... plus...45 plus...31 plus...15 plus...20 will be ....324 bucks! And then you are giving them a total of 7.5 percent discount! Which will be 24.3 dollars. So the total would be 299.7 dollars. The lady here is giving you 300 bucks, so you have to give her back 0.3 bucks!" Raol again spoke in rapid tone, as if solving the easiest puzzle of his life. He smiled and placed the piece of paper back in front of Rhehan.
"Wow! You are amazing! What"s your name?" Rhehan looked at the boy, who seemed to be no more than twenty years of age.
"I am Raol." Raol smiled.
"You are indeed very brainy. I am really impressed. Would you like to work for me. I will pay you very good, brother." Rhehan smiled, looking at the nerdy boy.
"Ahh! No! Thank you, but that is not possible. I can only work part time, since I have a college. I have to pay my debts and college fees. Also, I have to look after my sick parents."
"Ahh! I see. How about you work part time for me. I will pay you triple for what you get from part time job and also provide a nurse for your parents for free." Rhehan smiled looking at the boy.
Raol gaped at the man in surprise. "But! But why will you do all this for me? Why are you being so generous!?"
"That is because you deserve it. I can see it on your face and in your att.i.tude. You are no ordinary man. You will be a great scholar and a succesful man. It will be an honour to have a man like you as my right hand. So what do you think Raol?" Rhehan tilted his head a little, looking at the boy.
"Well, I am thinking, how do I give a resignation letter for my current part time job. Hehe!" Raol raised his hand and Rhehan chuckled, giving him a high five.
Since that day, their bond had only grew stronger, with every pa.s.sing day, they established the Excel corporations, to its pinnacle.
Raol not just became the right hand man, guide of Raol, but Rhehan also made him 40% partner in his cafe island resort business, providing him an extremely comfortable and luxurious life. Rhehan was also the G.o.d father of Raol"s kids and also his mentor.
Raol was sleeping peacefully on his bed, besides his wife Natalia when suddenly he visualised in his dream, that his room has been set on fire. In the dream, he was sleeping peacefully and his eyes open to see fire all around him. He then sees himself in the dream, getting up with a jolt. He was about to wake up his wife Natalia, in the dream when suddenly he saw a figure of a muscular man approaching him, from amidst the fire and fumes.
Raol"s eyes were now flickering as he saw the muscular man quickly approaching him in his dream. The man was wearing a gigantic antique crown, and had long hair. He was holding a sword and was approaching him.His dark aura was speading in the room, much more darker than the fumes.
Suddenly he heard the piercing voice of the man, laughing victoriously. "Haha!!! haha!!!! I have destroyed your precious book in the flames. What will you do to me? Come I challange you!! Take your revenge. The book that you had written with so much wisdom and patience! The book that meant so much to you!!! The book Ammos!!! You Pilis! you.... are destroyed. Just like your book, I will burn you all in fire!! Haha! Haha!!" The man disappeared, walking backwards again.