The key

            After Luke left, in the Mayweather company's control room, a man in his twenties, the nerdy type with glasses, could be seen staring at the monitor which shows a video of Luke in his Father's office, after watching the video for about three to five times, the man stopped and made a phone call

          "Mr Andrew, Luke Mayweather came to the company today"

          A shocked voice came from the other line of the call "Really what did he come here for"

          "He claimed that he came to pick some financial textbooks from his Father's book collection"

          "(scoffs) That's absurd, what does he need financial textbooks for he is a science student, check the CCTV recordings to see if he has ulterior motives"

          "I have already checked the recording more than three times, I am pretty sure he came just for the books.."

          There was silence on the other line before the other person on the phone asked again with suspicion "really, are you sure he just came for the books"

           "Yes, I think he needs the book for the general test examination he has to take for his entrance into Oasis college, I am sure you are aware of the fact that Oasis curriculum is different"

          "hmm it seems you are right, just make sure to keep an eye on him both in highschool and when he enters Oasis college"

          "ok Mr Andrew.......oooh right the guard downstairs named Francis communicated with Luke as soon as he arrived at the company, should we take care of him"

            "hmmm, Francis, isn't that the former blood gang member,....alright get rid of him, leave no evidence , I already have a lot on my plate, the Blue waves are pestering me about the item Mayweather found at the construction site, do you have any clues" Andrew asked, he sounded apprehensive on the other line

           "no Mr Andrew, we have practically searched everywhere, be it his office or his home in Greensburg, we found nothing"

          "well then do not call me until you have found a clue..." Andrew yelled as he cut the call

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          Luke drove back to Mandeville at highspeed on his motorcycle, because he knew he was way past his curfew, but he had stopped to buy gas, it was at the moment when he was filling the gas he notice a blinking red dot at the bottom of the seat on his bike, he probably wouldn't have noticed it, if it were in the day, upon looking closer did Luke notice what the red light was.

          _shit I have been rigged, they planted a tracker on my motorcycle_

          Luke was thinking of what to do with the tracker, because he couldn't destroy or throw the tracker away as that would alert Andrew, as he was brainstorming on what to do a quirky voice interrupted him

          "hey kid what's wrong with you, won't you move your bike away, can't you see that there are people who want to buy gas, move your piece of shit motorcycle away from here"

          Luke turned to look at a tall dude with a brown-coloured hair, his looks could be described as a bit above average, but his voice was quite displeasing to the ear, behind him was a black coloured Porsche, it was clear the car was brand new and in the passengers seat was a girl plastered with heavy make-up, she was practically a living doll (so fake), It seems the guy was trying to show off in front of her

          _(chuckles internally) and here I was thinking of what to do with the tracker_

          Luke smiled evilly and removed the gas dispenser from his bike, while stylishly removing the tracker from his bike, the tracker was just about 5cm long, then he turned to the Brown haired dude with a flattering smile and walked over towards him eyeing his car

          "wow so cool bro where did you get this car, is it new or a paint job" Luke put on a fake surprised expression, making it seem like he was obsessed with the car, this earned him a smug look from the Brown haired dude

          "of course it's new, I just bought it yesterday" the Brown haired dude said proudly as he took a glance at the doll looking girl in the car, and when he saw the satisfied smile on her face, he even slightly felt grateful to Luke.

          "so cool, hey bro can I touch it, it's so cool" Luke said as he walked round the car, touching the body of the car while throwing a few flattering compliments from time to time to the brown hair dude, when he got the the back end of the car he placed the tracker in the license plate, before walking driving his bike away from the gas station with a hideous smile on his face

          _since you want to show off to a girl, you have to pay a price _

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When Luke got to his aunt's house he parked his bike in the garage silently in order to prevent his Aunt from knowing he came home late, but he was shocked to see his aunt already waiting outside for him, hands akimbo.

          "Where were you, why did you come late.." Aunt Mary started bombarding Luke with a series of questions

           "ummm I was with Daniel.." Luke decided not to tell his Aunt about Andrew's issue

           "ooh really you were with Daniel.." Aunt Mary tone went cold, and she started walking with a wild grin on her face towards Luke, this action of hers gave Luke have a bad premonition, when Aunt Mary got in front of Luke she reached out and grabbed both of Luke's ears and started twisting with anger as she scolded

           "When did you start lying to me, I already called Daniel today, he said you left after detention"

           _shit, when did she start to care about all this_

           "I just took a ride around the city...." Luke chuckled awkwardly

            "This is the best you can come up with, (sighs)..... I won't ask about where you went to buy for the next two weeks you are grounded, and do not think of sneaking out, because you will be busy preparing for your entrance examination into Oasis college.." Aunt Mary scolded

            "shit, what's the difference between locking me up in jail" Luke murmured

           "what did you say" Aunt Mary glared at him

           Luke hurriedly put on a fake smile "nothing, nothing, I will start reading " then he entered the apartment and went to his room upstairs

          After taking a bath, Luke locked the door to his room, before taking out the folders and the box he obtained from his Father's company.

           _Lets check the folder first, hopefully there will be money there_

               Then he tore the folder and brought out the contents, a pack of files and two envelopes, one of the envelopes was quite big and from the outline one could see it was money that was in it, while the other looked like a letter

           _yes, yes, I knew it Dad had to leave some cash for his little boy_

           After counting the amount of cash in the envelope, Luke's face contained a wide grin

          _a hundred and fifty thousand, shit!!!, I am rich, wait that's not all_

          In the same envelope Luke saw a piece of paper

           _ooh my God, it's a cheque of nine hundred thousand dollars, shit !, I am practically a millionaire (laughs like a maniac)_

          Luke was laughing hard to the point tears flowed out from his eyes, after taking about a minute to calm down Luke then took a look at the second envelope, which said

           "The box will guide you to where I kept it, the key is on you, do not tell anyone about this, trust no one, when you are done reading, burn this letter of mine "

           _what the hell, the letter is still vague, what is "It".....Dammmn_

          Luke took the other files from the folder, and saw a detailed map of L.A. and some Architectural blueprints, including the one of his Father's house in Greensburg, and the other files were the documentation of his Father's works, After reading it over and over again and gaining nothing, Luke drop the files and carried the box.

          The box had a silvery colour with a hint of Gold, a shiny surface, glistening like diamond, but it felt soft and slippery to touch, and it gave off an ancient feeling, which made Luke wonder what material it was made of, there were some engravings on the box, in languages Luke couldn't understand, if he were to describe what the engravings were, they looked like a type of rune or seal in those fantasy movies, in front of the box was a circular shaped keyhole.

          Luke tried so hard to open the box but it didn't budge, Luke didn't believe in evil, so he went to go get a sledge hammer to break the box, to his surprise there wasn't even a scratch on the box surface, not to talk of breaking it open.

          _what the hell is this made of_

          His noise finally attracted Aunt Mary, "Luke what are you doing..." she scolded

          "umm nothing I was just ....umm ..it nothing" Luke shouted, while clearing the files and folders on his desk, then picking up his wallet, Luke put hundred and fifty thousand dollars into it, then he sat down trying to figure out how to open the box.

          "Luke!!..... Luke!!.....come and eat dinner" Luke heard his Aunt calling him.

          Luke stared at the box for a while, trying to figure out how to open the box, the only thing that he could think of was to find the key to the box, the keyhole was about the size of a coin, recalling what his Father wrote in the letter, the key was on him

           _on me, I don't remember him giving me anything except from my mother's necklace_

           _shit, I am so dumb_

          Luke smacked himself on the head in realization, his Father gave him his mother's necklace, all he knew about his mother was that she died after his birth, but before her death she left a silver necklace for him, which he always kept on him, coincidentally on the necklace there was a silver coin with a tree symbol engraved on it.

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