Chapter 57: My Brother’s A Genius
For days now, Alex had been stuck.
He’d been trying, really trying, to write a list. A list of everything he loved to do. Things he enjoyed, things that made him come alive, things he could possibly turn into something greater. Something real. Maybe even something... profitable.
But whenever he sat down with his pen and journal, his mind would go blank. Or worse, it would throw a hundred random thoughts at him all at once, making it impossible to focus.
"Cooking? Nah, not really my thing. Gaming? That’s fun, but not fulfilling. Content creation? Maybe... but still doesn’t feel like me."
He scribbled. He cancelled. He scribbled again. The pages were filled with half-sentences and abandoned ideas.
Then, one quiet afternoon, while lying on his bed, staring up at the ceiling, a thought drifted into his mind, a memory.
It wasn’t just any memory. It was the moment... Raymond.
He remembered how it felt when Raymond took him in, guided him, and talked to him like someone with potential. Like someone who could do something great.
That period of mentorship was the brightest moment of his life. His heart raced a little. "This... this is it," he whispered, slowly widening his eyes.
He sat up, as if electricity had shot through him. "That moment was gold," he said aloud.
He could feel it. The idea was forming, clearly and powerfully in his mind. What if he could recreate that feeling for others? That chance to be guided, to be poured into, to be built up by someone who had already walked the path?