Chapter 2: Chapter 2
The rest of the trip home was without incident and arrived home early the next morning. He walked into the front room to find a middle aged people sitting restless on a love seat.
The man stood to his feet and hug Rumble in a tender embrace.
The older man spoke,"Where have you gone again son? You have been gone for weeks."
The woman was looking at the two men, like she had been hit by a semi truck.
Rumble spoke," Let me put some things and I will tell you everything you want to know."
The mother spoke,"I hope that he is not selling drugs, like your brother did before he got sent to prison."
Rumble had been in his room with the door locked behind him going through the hidden room he had made from the dead space behind his closet to hide his sports gear and all his money that he had earned over the last four years. He put up his fighting gear and put all of his money into five gym bags of various sizes. He locked the door to the hidden room. Humble shut the closet door and unlocked his bedroom door and walked back into the front room.
The father spoke,"What on Rumble Rock, do you got inside all those bags?"
Rumble spoke with a smile,"Clear the office table and I will show you."
The parents did as they were asked and took everything off the small table.
Humble put four of the gym bags down and open it up the remaining bag in his hands. He pour
out the entire contents of the bag unto the table and was it full of sealed bags of dollar bills.
The couple's eyes about jumped out of their skulls, as he opened up four more bags filled with sealed bags. The last bag was full of loose cash that he acquired. The coffee table was completely
covered in money to the point that couldn't even see the table anymore.
Mom spoke,"I hope that this is not dirty money."
Rumble spoke,"No, I washed it before coming back home."
Dad spoke,"I hope that you are not in uncle Buck's line of work."
Humble spoke,"No, I just did a lot of freelance work in the four state area. I just used what I knew to earn all of this."
He wasn't lying outright, but just omitting to what skills he had been using.
Humble Rumble spoke,"I was gone so often after school, because I working to get you two out of debt. We had racked up a lot of medical bills, due to Mom's cancer. We just need to make a ration of decent sized payments every week to get out of the hole. Do this and you hopefully won't bring any attention to us that we are wealthy again.
The family of three were in a group hug, when Rumble's belly growled.
He spoke," I guess that I am just hungry for a pot of good chilli.
The old couple smiled at the sound of the rumbling belly.
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Rumble took his folks to their favorite oriental buffet, after they had a payment to all of their bill holders.
Anna spoke,"I thought that you wanted a pot of chilli?"
Rumble spoke,"I do, but that is for supper, but this is only lunch. Plus, it is only ten am. We have plenty time until then to get some groceries, take them home, and put on some dinner. I have not eaten, like this for several months. It is on me, so put back those wallets back up. We are in good standing with our funds, even after making payments to keep us out of the bill collectors' call lists. So eat up, mom and dad, it is my treat."
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James spoke,"I know that you were doing paid internships in both physical therapy and counseling. You have a double master already, so you have fairy good wages, despite your age, You have worked four years already, towards your future careers. I don't know how you are to do two full time jobs at once, but I believe in you. So, where did you go to do all your freelancing gigs?"
Rumble was taken back by the question, as if he was not ready to answer it.
He said,"You know that a was an athlete in both high school and college. I have four more years to compete in college sports. I have finished the National College league four year competition limit and I have the right to compete for more four years in another college league. I have been accepted into the rival National College Association just across the city."
James spoke,"That is great, but you didn't answer the question.'
Rumble spoke,"I had said that to tell you that I have been offering my services as a therapist and counseling to the smaller MMA and Wrestling promotions. I had made a lot of money, since I am an athlete that can better suit other athletes' needs. That is make I had been doing for the last four years."
Anna spoke,"That is great, honey. Will they transfer all of your credits?"
Rumble spoke,"They had already agreed to accept every single one of my credits, and set me to the participate programs that I had been in the other college. I had made sure that it was
all primped and proper."
The parents seem please with the answer, since Humble had always gotten a 4.0 GPA while at
college.
Rumble was grabbing up all of the many plates from the table to stake them up. He had forgotten that he was using the same arm that he had blocked the thief's crowbar. He struggled to move the plates for a second, while with a grimace on his face.
Anna spoke,"What is wrong?"
Rumble forced a smile on his face.
"I am just sore and tired from all my adventures."
James spoke,"Let's take you home and we will take care of grocery shopping."
Rumble spoke,"No, I can survive some grocery shopping and I will rest then."
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They spent the next two hours grocery shopping two large freezers full of food, to go along with a full pantry. Rumble and his parents put all of it and the teen was stumbling around, like he was dead drunk.
James grabbed his son by his side and put him to bed in his room. He fell asleep with his clothes still on.
Anna spoke,"Dear, is he okay?"
James spoke,"I think so. I know that he overworked himself to pay for nearly all of the bills that we had spent to treat your cancer. We lost your insurance, when you lost your job at the hospital. He had taken on all the responsibility of your treatment."
Anna sat down on the coach, with tears in her tired eyes.
"James, he is only sixteen years old and he must had outworked the two of us at our best. I just know that he did. I am so proud and angry at him, at the same time. I don't know to whether to kiss him
or beat his ass."
James spoke,"He will be ahead of the curve in all that he does, if he works as he has. Yet, he
needs to pace himself better. A candle that burns at both ends burns out quickly. Honey go rest in our bedroom and I will get dinner ready."
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