The Old Fat Man

Another day started and it was time for Klaus to wake up. After Klaus heard the alarm, he opened his eyes and saw his dog sleeping on his bed. His dog was a white german shepherd, however, this dog had a very peculiar thing that gave him a lot of charm. This was exactly what captivated Klaus' heart. Between the nose and the mouth, there was a very thick black fur.

When everyone saw this dog for the first time, they would remember a single person. A person who was very famous around the world and was one of the leaders who ruined Germany and Europe, Hitler. Exactly, the thick black mark on the dog made it look like Hitler's moustache.

When Klaus got out of bed, he tried to be as gentle as possible, so as not to wake his dog.

Even though Klaus wasn't rich and didn't have the opportunity to buy anything luxurious for both of them, he always tried to be the best owner his dog could have. He found Hitler on the streets when he was just a puppy, and it was already starving.

After dressing and preparing breakfast, he saw on the calendar that today was July 19th. Tying the leash to the dog, they were both ready for the morning stroll. Every day they walked to the nearest park for almost half an hour and only then did they return home.

After making sure nothing was missing for his dog, he went to work. The Jewelry Store didn't have a lot of workers, only less than ten, and normally the workers didn't have much work to do. In addition to helping and selling things to customers, most of the time they talked to each other and made some jokes.

In the middle of the morning, a tall black man entered the shop. Klaus approached him as his job was to help customers while trying to sell jewelry. He always works hard, after all, he earns a commission every time he sells something.

"Hey Sir, looking for something to buy?" said Klaus in a somewhat friendly tone to the black man.

"No, not really. Just came here to see what you have to sell." said the black man frowning. He didn't like the tone of this employee, so he thought of leaving.

"Well, I don't mind if you just wanna have a look, but I'm going to advice you not to try to steal or even think of steal something. After all the police station is just around the corner. Don't say I didn't warn you." said Klaus nonchalantly. He isn't racist but he knew a lot of people were. And if the police saw him here, they might think that this black man is trying to steal something.

"How dare you! Just because I am black and said I was just looking, you think I'm trying to rob? How racist of you." said the black man angry, and ready to leave.

When Klaus saw that he thought, "Hehe, looks like I will receive a little more money this month."

"If you can't buy, no need to act like that. It's not like everyone can afford everything, you know..." said Klaus with a helpless expression.

After the man heard this he stopped and looked at Klaus. And then slowly walked toward him and said: "I will buy this pair of rings here. Go get everything ready so I can pay and leave." said the man while looking straight at the Klaus eyes. "And call your manager."

Klaus didn't say anything and walked to get everything ready for the client, while grinning inside. "Another one getting fooled by me, hehe."

Everything that happened was seen by an old fat man as he was stroked his chin and laughed. He understood what Klaus was doing and was surprised by his performance. It wasn't the first time he had seen Klaus doing this.

Of all the sellers in this store, Klaus was the best and also the worst. He was the best because he could sell a lot of jewels thanks to playing some tricks to the costumers, and the worst because the clients hated him and when that happened, they would call his boss so that he could get fired or give him a good warning.

This old fat man was a common customer here and he was one of the bosses of the company that will launch the new virtual reality game "Clash of Heroes" in August. Every time he came to the store, he looked at how Klaus was working, wondering what kind of player would he be. How he would screw with the other players to get what he wanted. How cunning could that man be?

You have to know that because we are in real world, most people are unable to exhibit their true capabilities. Maybe because they are shy.. Maybe because they are bound by the "rules" and "laws" of society. Who knows??

Every time the old fat man saw how Klaus worked, he thought of inviting him to play the game in the workshop that his daughter created. Still, he knew it unprofessional to ask that while in work so he never said anything.

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed and the game's launch was close. When Klaus arrived at the store to work, he wasn't in a good mood, so he started talking with Finn to get some spirit and motivation to work.

A few minutes after Klaus started talking with Finn, his boss called him and said: "Klaus, I am done with your tricks and your jokes, go pack your things and leave. You are fired and don't worry about the money. I will pay everything that is missing in the next few days."

Klaus lowered his face and went to pack his stuff. He said goodbye to the other employees and then Finn said: "Sorry brother, this time I really can't help you." Finn was sad, he knew how Klaus lived and seeing him get fired made him feel bad because he couldn't help him.

"Don't worry brother, this is not the end of the world. I'm going to look for other jobs, we talk later okay? Take care." said Klaus depressed.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed and the old fat man went again to the jewelry store. Not seeing Klaus was weird for him, so he asked to one employee. He found out that Klaus was fired and was currently looking for a job, and since he didn't knew where Klaus lived, he asked the same employee. This employee was Finn, and he was curious why this fat old man was looking for Klaus.