From Bullets To Billions novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28 - Never Bullied Again

Ko returned to the restaurant and rejoined the others at the table. In front of him, his bottle of alcohol still had a quarter left, while the others had already finished theirs. Most of the food was gone too, and the group had been there long enough for everyone to start wondering when Ko was finally going to wrap things up and leave.

That was when two men walked through the front door.

"Welcome, how can I he—" Sam's mother stopped mid-sentence the moment she saw them. Both were dressed in uniform: black body armor over white shirts, with the word POLICE clearly displayed on the front and back.

From the corner of her eye, she glanced toward the table.

"Looks like the report was accurate after all," one of the officers said. "Ma'am, are you the owner of this establishment?"

Sam's father rushed over, joining his wife. The two of them looked like they had just seen a ghost.

The officers explained they had received an anonymous report that alcohol had been served to minors. And it didn't take much investigation, the teenagers were still sitting at the table in their school uniforms.

Still, the officers had taken each of the children aside, making every single one of them give statements about what had happened, as well as additional details to confirm their ages and identities.

After that, the students were free to go while the police remained behind to speak with Sam's parents.

"It's a shame about what happened," Ko said as he turned to Sam. "It's a shame this had to be our last visit... I look forward to seeing you tomorrow and hearing all about it."

With a casual wave, Ko walked off, followed by the other two, acting as if nothing had happened at all.

'Did Ko plan all of this?' Sam thought. 'I'm such an idiot. The police have never come here before, it had to be him. He must've been the one who called them.'

As minors, they'd only get a slap on the wrist for something like this, it wasn't a big deal for them. But for his parents...

Just as Sam finished that thought, he saw the officers walk past him and exit the restaurant.

"What are we going to do?" he heard his mother say softly from behind.

When he turned around, he could see his father sitting at one of the tables, both of his hands pressed against the sides of his head.

"Mom... Dad," Sam called out. "Is everything okay? What did they say?"

"It's over," his father replied. "The police said we're going to lose our license. We're going to have to shut down. And on top of that, there's a fine, ten thousand dollars."

Why... why is my life like this? Why? I don't care what happens at school. I don't care what happens to me! Sam screamed in his head.

Why did they have to come to my home and ruin my family's life? What did I do to deserve this?

It's my fault. It's my fault that now my family is suffering too. If they never had me... if I wasn't here... then they would've been fine. Everything would've been fine.