The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

As the morning rays fell onto his face, his eyes met with Butler James standing on the other side of the room.

“Good morning, master.” Butler James said politely as he closed the door behind him quietly.

Pushing the cover off him, Elijah  slid out of bed, running his fingers through his hair as he asked,  “What brings you here, Butler James?”

“Master, your mother wants me to inform you that  breakfast is ready downstairs.” Butler James informed.

“Okay, thanks. Just let her know that I’ll meet her soon,” Elijah replied,  rubbing the sleepiness out of his face as he headed toward the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he took a comforting shower, trying to relax as he did so.

Then he stepped out afterward, wrapped a towel around himself, and walked over to his closet, grabbing a simple Sweatshirt and a pair of jeans out of his wardrobe, and putting them on quickly.

After that, he went downstairs, entering the dining hall to find his mother already sitting at the table, eating a slice of strawberries.

“Morning, mother,” Elijah greeted softly, walking to the table slowly and pulling out a chair for him before taking a seat.

“How did it feel sleeping in your bed? Great, right?” Mrs. Maxwell asked with an enthusiastic smile, hoping that he might answer yes.

“It was,”

“Then how about you stay for at least a couple more days, son…”

“Mama, you know I can’t do that. My flight is booked for  this afternoon, and I have important things to attend to tomorrow morning.”

Pouting, Mrs. Maxwell looked over at her husband, frowning at him as he walked into the room and sat down in one of the chairs across from her, and set the newspaper down on the table.

“See what you have done to our son.” Mrs.  Maxwell muttered, glaring at her husband before looking back at Elijah. “He’s a man. I want my baby back and in my arms again.”

Lisa?” Mr. Maxwell said in between a chuckle, picking up his coffee mug and taking a sip

Maxwell glared at him as he put the mug down, crossing her arms defiantly in front of her chest, annoyed that her husband and her

Maxwell mumbled like a kid being stubborn, pouting as she crossed her arms, staring angrily

his parents, Elijah shook his head slightly before reaching on the table for the bowl of strawberries and placing one in his

blue jeans and a plain white shirt, a young man wearing dark green cargo pants, and

The three men said in sync as they all

nodded and looked over at his father, asking, “What’s

to make it harder on you,

Elijah smiled as they grinned at him, staring respectfully

a private detective for a living. But I also do some occasional consulting work, which means I

Elijah… I am Matt, a boxer  and an MMA fighter, but I also know some street fights and hand-to-hand combat.” Matt said with a confident

uttering, “Rookie, I am an IT professional, specializing in computers and technology. I know how to hack, and sometimes even break into

at the thought of how many capable people his father hired for him. But he suppressed  those feelings, smiling brightly at the group as he replied, “Well, it’s good to know you guys, and

thought he was going to be inheriting his father’s empire, he never thought he would have to start from scratch to build his

eyes. “As a father, I have played my part. The

letting it out, Elijah tried to calm himself before replying,

promise to his father, but also a vow to himself because never again did Elijah want those that once looked down on him to be able to walk all

was his chance to stand on his own two feet, and prove himself, make them all tremble in fear when they hear his name and remember who he has

flight attendant made the announcement, “Good evening passengers. The flight from Bordoria to Syldavia is currently in the final stages of preparation for landing. Please  enjoy the remaining time

wing, Elijah, Matt, James, Rayn, and Rookie were munching on the snacks that the hostess

eating his  chicken sandwich while drinking

I give any of you the other to stop, I am Elijah, to you

boss… I mean, Elijah.” Matt

asked, “What

saw the news about… Umm, your divorce,” Matt replied nervously. “And I just want to know… Why would you choose to

“Humiliation?”

“Umm… Yes.”