Lukas was driving his car with a cheeky smile on his face because he just got a huge reward, which was so unexpected that he wanted to dance on the street, but a cheeky smile was the most he could muster.
His destination was the AT&T Wireless store, so he was pretty happily driving, the car was also very good, and purchasing this car was an exceptional decision on his part.
Guess I have to thank the fat coach, he has helped me the most.
It didn't take long for Lukas to reach the store, the store was, as usual, classic, and Lukas parked his car in the open parking spot and went inside.
The store was full of mobiles, as smartphones were still not a thing, and even iPhones were nothing in front of a high-tech Nokia.
Lukas went to the counter, which was least busy, and smiled at the saleswoman, the saleswoman didn't smile back but made a face as if to ask, 'What do you want?'
Lukas nodded his head gently and then said softly, " A phone that has everything, the Nokia 9210."
" You mean the 9210 Communicator? That thing is expensive, and we don't have a demo to show you. The saleswoman raised an eyebrow and said,.
" That's okay, I am here to buy, so grab a black-colored one for me. Although I look like this, I can afford this device, ma'am." Lukas smilingly said, although he was not that nice a person, but for some reason his mood was very good today.
Maybe I just became a millionaire for the first time, that's why.
Lukas smiled gently and let the women process what he just said, doubting his paying ability was normal because he looks average and wears very simple clothing and is a teenager.
"Sure, let me grab my manager for you," the saleswoman said and left her counter, she was still not convinced that a teenager could buy a device that cost almost two thousand dollars.
Lukas smiled and looked at the ten thousand dollar stack in his pocket with a smile, before entering the store, he had already withdrawn the seven hundred thousand dollars from the system, he only came with ten thousand here, the rest of it is still in the car, and while he was at it, he also withdrew the three hundred thousand he earned yesterday.
My car has nine hundred ninety thousand dollars, imagine A carjacker comes now, hehe. Instant millionaire.
A very dignified man came with the saleswoman, he looked at Lukas from head to toe and then smiled at him.
"Young man, You are from Princeton University"? The dignified-looking man asked with a smile.
"Yes sir, I study economics there. I am here to buy a phone," Lukas said politely. He was as polite as he could be because in this new life mistakes should be zero.
" I understand. The model you asked for is very limited in supply, I am afraid. It's not that we're being rude to you, but if you don't buy after looking at a device that costs $1700, the person after you will miss a great device because no one buys a not intact device." The manager who just came was a great talker and used many words to say Lukas the same thing that the saleswoman said but in a very diplomatic way.
"Nice performance. Here for your performance," Lukas smiled. The polite face he had all this time was gone, he pulled out some notes from the stacks in his pocket and slammed them on the counter.
" Young man, you misunderstood us. Come, let us sit down and talk about the phone.
and give you a complimentary drink," the manager said. He jumped up when Lukas slammed the cash on the counter table and instantly smiled politely.
"Alright, you better give me a big discount." Lukas was not angry at the manager, but he has to retaliate after being treated like that somehow.
"Of course, sir, just follow me." The manager said this took Lukas to his room, Lukas sat on the comfortable couch and was presented a refreshing drink as an apology.
Then the manager came with a huge box that contained the phone, the phone's color was black, and it was huge, the slides felt smooth.
" Sir, this is the masterpiece many desire, it has a full QWERTY keyboard, a 4.5-inch color TFT display running on Symbian OS, and about 8 MB of internal storage, perfect for email, web browsing, and PDA functions. Best for students like you. The manager introduced the phone to Lukas with a polite smile. Then opened the box and gave the device to Lukas's hand.
Lukas nodded his head and looked deeply at the manager, whose smile paused after getting stared at, he was not sure what Lukas wanted to say.
" I am having doubts about this device, I am not buying it," Lukas said with a straight face.
"S…Sir? H…Why? " The manager was instantly shocked and bewildered by the sudden reaction from Lukas, who just drank his special soda from Japan.
"Well, that's because I don't like the vibe coming from it. Look at you, I am just joking. Pack it up." Lukas played a joke on the manager, who was sweating and looked furious, but as soon as he heard it was a joke, he smiled awkwardly.
" Sir, the data plan for the month will be on me." Manager, she said with relief.
Lukas, nodding his head, filled out some forms and gave some copies of his student and learner's license, then took the phone and left.
Getting into the parking lot, seeing his car is still standing there, he smiled, then walked slowly and entered the car and threw the huge box of the mobile he just purchased into the back seat.
Then he sat calmly and pulled out a tissue from his back pocket, there was a number there written with lipstick. Lukas smiled at the number and dialed it anyway.
It rang several times, and nobody answered it, so he gave up and started his car. His next destination was the Radioshack store, which sells laptops.
As he drove out of the parking lot, his new phone rang.
*Ring-Ring*-