His Masters Wish

‘Cold. I’m so cold.’ That was the only thought running through his head. It was winter and his thin, flimsy cardboard box wasn’t giving him nearly enough protection against the biting chill of the wind. He pulled his thin blanket closer around himself and curled into a ball. This wasn’t his first winter out on the streets but it was seeming to be the worst. A blizzard had started three days ago and he hadn’t left his box since then. It had also been the last time he had eaten. He shivered as his stomach growled for what seemed like the 100th time. He had eaten the last of his bread when the snow started and now everything was closed and he couldn’t steal anything.

He continued shivering as the wind picked up and blew snow through the holes in his box. He knew it wasn’t the best but it was all he had and it kept him from being outside and in the snow. Plus he had lived in the streets for so long that he knew anything was better than nothing.

At some point he must have drifted off because he woke up to violent shaking. He was upside down then he was sideways and right side up again. He was so disoriented and had no idea what was going on. Once the shaking ended he peaked his head out of his box. He was in an unfamiliar part of town or maybe the snow was just coating everything making it look new. Whatever it was, he was lost and even more cold now.

He climbed out of his box and looked around for anything familiar. He was so disoriented that he didn’t notice the car until it had hit him and he rolled over the hood and into the windshield. The car must not have seen him in the blizzard either because they didn’t even try to slow down until he cracked the window. The driver jumped out of the car.

“Are you okay? I am so sorry! I didn’t see you.” He apologized, helping the kid up. “It’s okay.” He choked out. Now he was cold and bruised. He slowly sat up with some help and took a breath. “What’s going on?” Another voice added, stepping out from the car. “Are you hurt?” He asked the baffled kid.“I think I’m okay.” The kid told him sliding off the car.“What’s your name?” The man asked. The kid was finally getting a good look at him and he looked a bit scary. He was tall and loomed over both him and the driver. He was in a black suit with a black jacket. His eyes looked almost grey and his hair was showing signs of greying. “A..Andy.” The boy choked out, half in fear and half because he was shaking from the cold. “That won’t do. Andrew that is much better. Get in the car.” He instructed. The kid was so shocked he could only obey.“But sir what about the window?” The driver asked.“Can you still see?” The driver nodded. “Then we continue to the house.” He instructed. They both got back in the car and they took off.

The ride was spent in silence. The creepy man typed away at his phone as the driver carefully navigated the frozen streets. Andy just sat in silence and cherished the warmth. All too quickly though the car stopped and the warm air stopped flowing. The man and his driver got out, motioning for the kid to follow. He scrambled out of the car after both them.
He stopped short though once he looked up and saw the huge mansion they were about to enter. The front alone had over 10 windows. Before he had anymore time to gape at the huge house, the doors swung open and another man in a suit stepped out.

“Welcome home sir.” The man greeted us. “Hello Jinxx.” The man greeted.“Jake.” The suit guy greeted the driver. He nodded in response and stepped through the doors.“Jinxx I want you to help young Andrew get cleaned up and then I want him sent to my study. I have found my heir.”

Notes

Quick little rundown so people know what's going on in the behind the scenes of this story. One of my friends decided I needed another story to write even though I actually barely have time for anything at all, but she caught my interest after she wrote this prologue out for me and did the complete title page type thing before this. So, I'm going to see what I can do with this, but the story will be updated very sparingly because I have school, sports, clubs, and college application stuff that I have to deal with too. I just wanted people to know this before more chapters are added because it might indirectly answer any questions people may have.

With love,
~Nightfire