“daddy daddy... will you play with me?”
“I don’t have time for your stupid games Brandon.. leave me be”
Jason was an independent contractor with only one product to offer i.e. Electric Sockets & Switches. Born and raised in a poor family, Jason had quit his job working as a electric cable repair guy at the age of 34.
With early demise of his wife, now he was the sole provider for Brandon. He never had any time to spare for his son since he was always working. He had dreams to go big for he wanted to have Brandon an illustrious future.
4 years into business and Jason had failed to secure even a single client...until one fine morning... a local house constructing company was looking to buy 30,000 electric sockets and switches at a cheap affordable price to get them installed in their newly constructed series of homes.
The company’s vice president found Jason after a little market survey and landed a deal with him. This was Jason’s big break. He had already delivered 30,000 quality socket switches to him and today was the pay day.
“75,000 US Dollars have been transferred to your account. Kindly verify and sign these papers. It was a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Jason”
“75,000 Dollars”.. screamed Jason in his heart... Subtracting the actual cost of switches, he had made 30,000 Dollars in profit. “This will be more than enough to put Brandon in a great school..”
That day, he did not walk back towards home. He ran.. He ran as fast he could with tears rolling down his cheeks.. No more poverty.. no more misery... i will get Brandon that camera drone today that he had been craving for so many months.., he kept repeating those words.
At last, he was home.. he did not know how to tell Brandon that his father has made it and he has done it for him and now he will have all the time in the world for his “stupid” games.
The home was awfully quiet with no sign of Brandon..
He entered Brandon’s room only to find him dead. Brandon had tried to “stab” a live socket with a steel knife since he was angry that its because of these sockets and switches that his father was unable to give him time.
The one thing that was supposed to be the tool of Jason’s liberation had become his worst nightmare...
Posted in 5 minute free write that is arranged by talented
Prompt word : Switch
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