1 Loss, Betray, and a Whole new beginning

  A not so handsome young man around the age 24, who goes by the name Chris White, wakes up in a dimly lit bedroom. He was wearing simple sleeping clothes. He takes a few minutes to fully wake up only to remember this is his apartment that he shares with his sweetheart Jocelyn who was the same age, who was at work at the time and will come home very late because she has been working overtime at work. Jocelyn was his best friend growing up and they were always by each other's side, despite his unkept appearance. He has been hoping to marry her as soon as he can, he just can't seem to believe he can afford to give her the happy life he feels she deserves yet.

  It wasn't a very luxurious apartment, but Chris was satisfied for now, he has been working hard delivering food and taking riders around with Jocelyns car, Chris was saving up for a special surprise date with Joselyn he's been planning for tonight; he's hoping to show his commitment to improving himself and giving her what he believes she deserves. Chris wanted to really make things with Jocelyn official, she had agreed to be his Girlfriend and to cohabitate, but she seems to be too embarrassed to tell anyone of her family or friends.

  Chris is planning to take her to one of their favorite restaurants from when they were still children, The Golden Panda. The Golden Panda may sound luxurious, well trust me, it's not. The Golden Panda is a three-story building. the main level is for dining and cooking, the first floor is for gambling and other dark dealings, and the topmost floor which is a mystery to Chris is reserved for men to have their dark hunger and lust satisfied by women to owe debts to the shady owners of the institution.

  Chris is on his way to the Golden Panda after picking Jocelyn up from her office. While on the way there he notices that she isn't talking to him much, she seems to be fidgeting around awkwardly. He does notice but decides now isn't the time to question her behavior. They arrive at the restaurant and get to their private table at the corner near a few windows. Has he gets ready to give his order to the wait staff, he hears Jocelyn as she says, "Chris we need to talk." But before she could say what she wanted to say, a Handsome and luxuriously dressed young man comes to her side and grabs the seat next to her and held her hand.

  When Chris sees this, he has a look of confusion, 'who's this guy, I've never seen him before' he thought. 'Why is he holding Jocelyns hand in front of me'. The young man introduced himself has Gerald Wiley claiming to be her real lover. Chris didn't hear this because he had too many thoughts running through his head. Has he prepared to question them on what's going on Gerald starts to share a passionate Kiss with Jocelyn right there in front of him. He instantly realizes that something is definitely not right at this moment.

  He asks, "Jocelyn, what are you doing this for?" but all he gets in return is a side eye from her as she is still locking lips with her lover. As she finishes kissing Gerald she says, "who are you to question what I am doing, I never once promised to be exclusive with you, you should feel lucky that I pitied you enough to even be your friend!" he is now suffering like never before as he questions, "aren't you my Girlfriend, how can you live with me and not see that I want so much more than just friends, how can you be with someone else while claiming to still be with me."

  The next thing that comes out of her mouth sends him through the coldest levels of hell, "I was only your friend because I pitied you, and I only agreed to be your Girlfriend because my mom told me I should while I look for a better option. So don't blame me for your stupidity in thinking any of this was real and that you actually had a chance; and seriously how you didn't know is beyond me. Who in their right mind would work so much overtime. I've been having some pleasant evenings with my Gerald over here. We plan on getting married now as I am Pregnant with his heir."

  That was all Chris needed to hear, his eyes went lifeless and asked himself 'what do I do now?' He now would have no home as their families lived on the west coast of The United States of Tritus. He at least had a motorcycle he could use for work. He just got up and told her that he will be leaving, he asked if she could wait a while as he looks for a new home before he can move his stuff out, He made sure to promise not to return to the apartment till then.

  Since Chris never seemed to have any backbone, she didn't say anything to stop him or change his plans. He leaves the restaurant in order to search for a cheap hotel or hostel to sleep for a few nights, 'at least she betrayed me before I spent all my money on her, it's not much but at least it's something. He now needed to get his bike that was parked near the apartment and prepare for what he assumes is going to be a dreary and depressing future; at this point Chris doesn't see a point in trying to be happy or successful; the only women who's ever been by his side, other than his mother, has thrown him away as if he was trash.

  Now he just plans to go through the motions of life and do just the bare minimum. As he is walking, he feels his phone vibrate on his hip, he answers it without even looking as the only one who ever calls him is his mother. "How is my little baby boy doing, did you have a fun date with Jocy?" Jocy is the nickname that everyone back home had for Jocelyn. When Chris hears this, he is brought back down to the pain he felt as he witnessed the end of his love life, all he says is "that's all over now, please never mention her or anything about finding a girlfriend in the future." His mother had been a little pushy as he was growing up about him needing to find a girlfriend so he could have a family when he gets older, he was an only child, so he was the only hope to continue to family line.

  She immediately questions him why, "My baby Chris, what happened? Why is it over and why are you asking me not to try and help you find a future wife?" She is very upset by this. So, he tries to explain all that happened to his mother while trying to make sure he takes all the blame as he still naively loves her even though he knows there is no future there. She tries to push him to let go of these bad thoughts but knows it's going to take a lot of effort and for a lot of good to happen for him to feel happy again, the heartbreak was just too much and too sudden.

  He finishes his phone call with his mom and stows his phone back in his pocket, then he feels this instant pressure in his head, chest, and his groin. He doesn't know it now, but this is the beginning of the best thing to happen in his life. Nothing else was happening as he felt this pressure, he tried gathering what strength he had left in him as he entered a cheap hotel, The Jade Lotus, he had just enough money to pay for a week. He paid what little he had so he could have a roof over his head and went to his room.

  He decided to lay down on the queen bed in the room to try and relax and relieve the pressure. As he laid his head on the pillow, he passed out only to hear a strange almost robotic voice in his head say "Host found to be acceptable, Host is depressed, Weak, and Spineless; Host does have potential thou. Binding to host.

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100% binding complete. Initiating Starting Gift." And with this he lost all of his strength and his consciousness finally faded to nothing.

  The bright rays from the morning sun shining through the previous dark sky was shining through the window of Chris's room and illuminated his once unkept appearance, anyone who would have seen him would be unable to look away, He would no longer be recognizable to Jocy as the strange voice in his head had done more than just speak to him, she changed many things for him as a starting gift for the new beginning of his life.