Edward Walter 12:25 How does a loathed man succeed in a world not designed for him? Longing for a chance to prove himself to the people who persistently dismissed him. Edward, Edward Walter. Remember that name, my name, one day I’ll make it. The greatest businessman that transformed America. I’ll forget the suffering and shame endured throughout my life; I’ll build a legacy that will outlive me. It’ll be remembered by those generations to follow. My name will echo throughout history, I’ll make certain of it. A few years ago, a plague hit our island like a hurricane, my mother survived but didn’t fully recover after what it did to her. I was taken in by my grandmother, who did as much as she could. I worked endless nights to be able to provide …show more content…
With hundreds buried beneath me, each harbouring a story of their own, why was it that I survived? I couldn’t give up on my new opportunity. I arrived at a bar which I heard Arthur Frances will be attending, a wealthy debonair from the Eastside, his family practically owned New York, this is my chance to gain a friend or maybe acquaintance along my …show more content…
Arthur cajoled. “Like I’ve said before I’ve got my guy and its Edward Walter, while this company was at its threads Edward was here, we nearly lost everything when the market crashed, the company needed you and you weren’t there” Lloyd Frances says without taking a minute to look his son in the eye. “I went to business school for you, I gave up my dreams of becoming a pilot to make you proud and you took this opportunity away from me? Your only son to give it to a boy you scarcely know, I fought years to make you proud with the war and without the war and Edward earns it in 4 years?” Arthur shouts, exasperated. I walk in before anything else can be exchanged. Arthur looks away as Lloyd asks me if I have finished the paperwork. I hand it to him, before I leave, Arthur glances at me. As I walk to my office, I hear Arthur calling my name “Edward”. Please tell my father that you don’t want the position, tell him you abide!” he says. “Why?” I calmly reply, which he seems to be taken aback by. “It’s my birthright, it’s what I gave my life up for, it’s what I promised, Edward” he