Generous

Not knowing that he somehow got the attention of an infamous underground doctor, Terry was sleeping like a log in their apartment unit. You can see his face frown at times, clearly having a dream.

…...

Terry was lying down on his stomach with a sniper rifle on hand, with bushes and trees all around. He was wearing a camouflage military uniform which blends perfectly with the surroundings. It seems like he's waiting for something because every now and then, he peeks at the scope and was looking impatient. He was waiting in this position for almost an hour and was itching all over.

"Keep your eyes open at all times, do not blink for an hour if necessary. In the battlefield, every moment is important, so once you miss an opportunity, it might cost you your life."

"Steady your breathing, control your breath, that's right, relax your shoulder, don't shake your ass you piece of sh*t, don't you dare move even if an ant bite your balls."

A barrage of instruction and scolding can be heard from behind.

'You want me to do this and that but you're the one who makes me distracted here, why don't you go somewhere? As far away from me as possible.' he was only complaining in his head and can only say, "Yes Sir." To appease the man's anger.

The man, hearing his affirmation, wasn't happy at all instead got more furious then shouted, "Did I allow you to talk? Didn't I just say that you must concentrate? Don't be distracted by anything and everything, even if I pull my gun and shoot you in the ass right now, don't you dare let out even a groan."

Hearing these words, Terry's ass subconsciously tightened. 'What the F*ck, you mother*cking freak, you never forget to mention my ass, are you that interested in it?' his very own thought made him shudder.

The man in the back was Scarface, well, technically he'll be in the future, but right now, his face isn't disfigured yet. He was the officer in charge of this mission and he personally supervises Terry.

Suddenly from far away, a parade of military vehicles can be seen approaching.

"Target approaching. The target is the person in the third jeep, the man who is blindfolded. you must eliminate him in one shot, or else it's mission failure."

Terry looked on the scope and manage to find his target. The distance was more than 2000 meters which is a little far for his first snipe so he was a bit nervous.

"Breath steadily."

"Check the wind."

"Predict the movement of the jeep, check the terrain."

"Find the perfect opportunity then pull the trigger."

He can hear all the instructions at the back so he felt more pressure. He waited for a few minutes before he pulled the trigger. Looking at his target, he managed to hit him right in the head.

After confirming the kill, he stood up to face Scarface only to find him pointing the gun at him. He was shocked, he opened his mouth and was about to say something only to be interrupted.

"You did great." Scarface said with a grin then he pulled the trigger.

"Bang."

…..

Terry suddenly sat up sweating.

'It was all a dream', he thought. He was still nervous even though it's just a dream.

'The first mission huh?' he can still clearly remember all the detail. The only question that lingers in his mind is of all the person he can dream of, why Scarface? He shudder and hurriedly shrugs this thought.

He pulled the retractable partition to check the clock and saw that its 5 am in the morning. If he was the 'Old' Terry, he would definitely go back right away to sleep, but since he's the 'New' version of him, he decides to prepare breakfast for him and her mother. He wants to make the most out of this lifetime, so for him, sleeping is a waste of time.

He was about to stand up when he suddenly felt pain all over his body, especially his lower body. Of course, it was due to his jogging yesterday and at the same time, it seems like his shoulder and thumb finger was swelling. His nose is also aching a bit because of Clarence's punch yesterday.

He ignore all the pain and forced himself to stand up. Since it's too early in the morning and his mother would probably wake up around 6 am, he can do some exercise before making breakfast. He wanted to strike while the iron is hot.

Without further ado, he walks silently outside to do his morning exercise.

...

Old Fred was an early bird and he regularly wakes up around 4 am to 5 am. He was used to this kind of lifestyle since he once served in the military. He was a retired officer of some military division in the past.

Today, he woke up before 5 am like always so he prepared his coffee, put it in a thermos then walk out of his house.

Outside his house, there was a wooden coffee table and 3 chairs. This was his most favorite spot. You can see him here every morning enjoying his coffee while sitting comfortably. His house was in front of the apartment unit so he can see the clear view of the apartment unit, at the same time, anyone from the apartment can also see him.

As he sat in his chair, he suddenly saw one of the apartment unit door open. He saw Terry opened the door then step outside. He was surprised thinking that's it's too early in the morning for a young man like him to wake up, most teenage youth would still be dreaming and drooling at this time of the day so he was a little surprised that he saw him walk out so early.

He saw Terry look at him and said "Good morning Old Fred.". He can only nod to Terry in response. He recalled yesterday that this young man was the one who walked home in wet uniform, and those eyes, he still clearly remembers the look in this youth's eyes.

He observed the youth only to see him do some stretch clumsily but as he looks at it more, he was starting to be amazed, the movement of this youth even though a bit clumsy was still good. He can see the subtlety with his movements which only confuse him, it felt like he knows the very essence of every movement he does.

...

As Terry stepped out of the apartment, he immediately saw Old Fred sitting outside his house. He was a little taken aback and thought 'Why is Old Fred sitting outside this early in the morning?'. Regardless of what's in his mind, he still greeted him, "Good morning Old Fred." Then didn't bother anymore. He did some stretch but his aching body was hindering his movements so he can't execute all his desired movement so it looked a bit clumsy.

After the stretch, he starts to jog, his planned route was the same as last night which is a lap around the zone, but now, he made sure that no detour was made, he also made sure to control himself if he luckily finds a vending machine so he can come back to prepare breakfast.

He got back as planned and was about to go inside the house when he suddenly heard "Terry boy." He turned around only to see Old Fred motioned him to come over, he was a little annoyed with what he heard. He never thought that someone would call him 'boy' that's why he was a bit annoyed but regardless of what he felt, he still went to Old Fred.

"Old Fred, can you call me by my name and don't add 'boy' to it? I'm a bit too old to be called like that." He said in annoyance while scratching his head.

"Hahaha, OK Terry boy, I won't call you like that anymore." Old Fred said while laughing.

Hearing this, Terry's veins bulge, 'This Old man!' he thought. He forced himself to calm down before asking, "Old Fred, why did you call me?"

Instead of answering, Old Fred asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

Terry shook his head then said, "I haven't yet but I'm gonna cook breakfast for me and my mom since I'm done with my exercise."

"Then come join me here for a moment, do you want coffee or tea?" Old Fred asked but seeing Terry hesitate, he walked inside his house while saying, "Sit anywhere you want."

'What the f*ck, he didn't even ask me if I want to accompany him.' Even though he complained in his head, he still sat in one of the chairs. He then said, "Coffee for me Old Fred, it would be best if you have some toasted bread to pair with it." Since he's already here, he might as well enjoy some benefits.

In a few minutes, he can see Old Fred stepped out holding a cup of coffee and a plate of toasted bread. He then put it in the table in front of Terry and sat in his chair to enjoy his own coffee.

"Better enjoy the coffee, you might only taste it once in your lifetime." Old Fred said proudly.

With a questioning look, Terry took the cup and took a sip. His eyes widened and subconsciously said "Kopi Luwak?"(1). Even though he said it softly, Old Fred being close to him, clearly heard it. He was shocked and asked incoherently, "What the Fu-, how did you know?" he almost cursed due to his shock.

Terry was also stunned. He was stunned because the coffee Old Fred gave him was the most expensive coffee in the world.

He can be called a coffee lover in his past life so he can determine the quality once he took a sip. One of his foreign friends offered him some of this type of coffee and he fell in love with it the first time he tasted it. The coffee Old Fred gave him can be considered low-grade that's why he was not sure at first and mentioned it questioningly but seeing Old Fred's reaction, he already confirmed it.

"I've seen this on the internet and someone described the taste of it. I just remembered that the description happened to be the same when I tasted it." He said as he lie casually then followed up, "Am I right Old Fred? Can I have some raw coffee? I want to let my mother taste some." He pretended to be ignorant to divert Old Fred's attention.

Having heard what Terry said, he quickly said, "This coffee is very expensive, I only let you taste a bit of it for my amusement and now you want more? Dream on boy!" He only has a small quantity of this coffee to his collection. He himself didn't know why he let someone have a taste of it, and a kid at that. What made him more confused is that this kid managed to "guess" its origin.

"Tsk, stingy old man." Terry said like he lost some bargain then he mumbled silently "If I can get even a gram of that coffee, that would still be enough money to survive for a week." Then he sighed.

Of course, Old Fred heard all this and lost his patience he almost shouted aloud, "You brat! Get out of here in this instant, if you stay for a few more seconds, I'm gonna skin you alive, you little devil!!!"

Seeing Old Fred lost his patience, Terry hurriedly drank the remaining coffee even though it's hot then stood up to go back to their apartment but he stopped midway. He then went back to the table to grab all the toasted bread on the plate then run to their apartment unit without looking back.

Witnessing all the farce that is happening in front of him, he totally snapped and almost roar loudly but manages to hold the urge. He can only sigh and slump on his chair.

"I didn't even manage to ask a single question." He sighs once again, he wasted his precious coffee only to gain nothing.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak