Everything Have A Price

Myla's father, known as Drake Herbert, is a rich man, even though he's in his early-30s, he still looked as young as he was in his 20s,

he has black hair, but not pitch black like the Abyss, but instead black like the sky in the night,

he's a businessman but not like those who spoil their kids with every desire, but one that makes their children understand the real world,

that's why he always taught them that everything has a price, and failures are your fault for believing

usually, his daughters and sons never ask him something, at least the older ones, since he already gave them all they needed to live a moderate life in their room

so it came to his surprise, even if he didn't show it, when his daughter Myla came into the living room toward him,

"Dad, I have a request for you, and I wish you could grant it to me" she said after making herself comfortable on the couch opposite him.

Drake slowly closed the book he was reading and placed it on the table beside him,

"Depending on your request, I will consider if I will grant it, or not. But remember, everything has a price, and according to your request it will vary" he said while sighing,

he already knew what she was going to ask, as his agent contacted him a quarter of an hour ago about this since it was very popular on the Internet and social media.

And Myla also knows that her father will find out about this very quickly, and it will be an unrefusable request, since if he declines there would be some annoying gossip around the Herbert family and business,

it was checkmate, the only problem was the tradeoff of the demand his father was going to ask, but at least the granting request was guaranteed.

so Myla proceed to ask confidently "Dad, you know about the new game that's coming out today, surely about the competition between me and Keith, so may I get a copy of the game and the VR set?"

Drake smiled wryly responding "sure, sure, but as I taught you, there's a price...

One question, I just want you to answer one question, whether it is in the future or present and wherever it is, and I want the truth, you cannot lie.

Also, I almost forgot to tell you, we are going to the live presentation of that game, so be prepared in formal clothes in about half an hour, and I already ordered a copy for you, your older brothers, and sisters"

Myla raised her eyebrows in shock, before lowering them in suspicion "why are you buying them? it's just a game, at least you could buy stocks or a part of the company"

"hahahah, you wouldn't understand, but let me tell you, this game is going to change this world, or rather this society, forever" Myla's father responded,

this raised Myla's suspicion even more because it seems that everyone knows more than her, but she just scrolled it off, she knows that she needs to be patient.

since there were still 30 minutes before they have to, Myla decided to take a shower, as she began to walk toward the bathroom, before the presentation of Limitless Prospects,

while showering she reflected on the actions and responsibilities she has taken in recent times, and how it all began with a school board.

***

it was 5 years ago when she met Keith, they were still in middle school when the school's first scoreboard of the year was published,

at that time the younger Myla was naive, she considered herself a genius, someone very intelligent, so she thought that she would be first on the scoreboard easily,

but no, the first name on the scoreboard was Keith, Keith Ligoniel, and she was second, usually, Myla would just shake it off, by saying that it was luck or something similar,

but that time she felt extremely irritated by this fact, she felt rage in her heart, and not only but she felt like she was being challenged by someone,

that was how this rivalry between her and Keith began, but thinking about it now it felt pretty ridiculous, as Myla almost wanted to laugh at her past self naiveness,

but needless to say, this rivalry and challenge brought both advantages they never expect to get...

***

Myla got out of the bathroom refreshed as she went up the pine wood staircase to her room to get dressed and changed,

when she finished she looked at herself in the mirror,

since it was a formal meeting she wore an exquisite white shirt underneath a black jacket and a blue tie, while for pants she just wore nylon blue pants to match the tie

then she wore a pair of high heels black shoes with white stockings, and then tied her hair in a single ponytail,

and just as she finished preparing herself she heard her family call her from downstairs, as she finally walked down.

Greetings her at the front door there was the entire family that was waiting for her, including Myla's big brother, Luke, and her big sister, Mika

as well as her little sister, Elizabeth and little brother, Andrew, there was also Myla's father and mother, Drake and Alice Herbert respectively.

they at last finally got in their car, an Alfa-Romeo 156, with Myla's father sitting in the driver's seat,

fortunately, the voyage didn't last long, just about 1 hour and a half, before they reached Tokyo, the infamous popular city with beautiful nightlife as they could see since they arrived at 11 pm,

there are skyscrapers with every type of ad which illuminated the city, and that could be seen even from very afar,

there are trees, mostly sakura trees and the streets are clean even though there's a crowd outside even at this time,

they finally reached the parking slot as the Herbert family got off the car, there was silence,

they knew that they have to keep a good appearance even the younger ones as they entered the building, a large skyscraper with a big sign above saying "Embleton Company"...