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Midas they say,
possessed the art of old
of turning whatsoever he touched into gold

TW/18+

Aiden Lincoln West

23



But some men among us
don't have to touch
in order to turn everything into gold

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Isabel (Isa) Zsazsa Williams
21







Introduction

There is this saying about New York, it goes that the city never sleeps, nor do the people ever take a rest, unless, you belong to the upper-class. Aiden is one of those people, born and raised in Manhattan upper east side, comes from one of the elite families who are known for their great wealth. You see, he never had to worry about anything, and that probably  is the biggest difference between the upper-class and the rest of New York. Most people his age work 2 to 3 different jobs a week and try to balance all of that with the pressure that comes from going to University. Life in the big city was expensive, there is a reason why it's called the concrete jungle. This month, December, Aiden decided to move to Brooklyn, the borough that is known for it's poverty and art. 2019 is just around the corner and Aiden thought about making some serious changes in his life for a very long time, so he finally packed his stuff and got the hell out of his comfort zone in order to practice his art in the urban streets, which his parents aren't very fond of in general. The apartment Aiden bought might be small and simple for him, but to most people it would be nothing but a dream. 

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Aiden walked through the cold streets of Brooklyn, he had no idea where he was going nor what he was searching for, but sometimes it felt good to him to just walk and empty the mind. Aiden inhaled the smoke from the cigarette and exhaled as if he was in a rush, the nicotine made him feel better about the shitty situation he had to deal with. His parents refused to support him as an artist, and Aiden refused to become a doctor. Typical rich people drama huh. Aiden shivered as he felt the cold, harsh wind against his face. A bell rung and Aiden saw how a group of young student left his cozy, warm, coffeeshop. The door closed again and Aiden decided that it wouldn't be a bad idea if he got some coffee. He putted the cigarette out and entered the place. It indeed was nice and warm and it smelled like cinnamon and caffeine. Aiden sat down at a random table and waited till someone would come and get his order.

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''What can I do for you'' Aiden locked his phone and looked up. A girl with absolutely gorgeous green eyes was standing in front of him with a notepad. She had her blonde, wavy hair in a messy bun and a few strands fell in front of her pretty, tired looking face. She grew impatient and asked him again if he wants to order something. Normally, Aiden would have come up with a rude response, but hey, it was the holidays, and she looked tired, working during the holidays must be exhausting, so Aiden decided to just behave.  ''Actually, yes. Can I have a large coffee no milk, no sugar please.'' Aiden recognized the girl vaguely from somewhere, but he couldn't wrap his finger around it. 

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Thankful that he ordered nothing difficult, she smiled and said 'Okay, thank you.' As she walked back to get his order, her boss looked looked quite grumpy and whispered 'Next time, you have to be nice'. She sighed and nodded. Alex was already making the coffee, so she just leaned on the counter and watched Alex stare at the new customer. He handed the coffee over and whispered just a bit to loud 'Go get that dick!' As she didn't really care if people heard, she laughed and went over to bring his coffee. She was done after this and the fact he just ordered normal coffee made her a bit more sympathetic towards the guy. 'Here you go, your coffee without milk and sugar.' Isa walked away, asked Alex to make her a coffee to go and went to the back to chance her clothes and grab her jacket. As she was done, she went back into the cafe. 'BYE, see you in two days babe.' she joked and grabbed her coffee. Outside, cigarette, now.

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After a few sips of his coffee, Aiden saw the girl disappear to the back of the Coffeestore. 10 minutes later she actually left the shop as well, saying good bye to her co workers, or her boyfriend Aiden thought. It kind bothered him, but not a lot. He decided to leave as well, since the coffee wasn't all that good, I mean hey, if you grow up consuming the finest and best things not everything will do it right. Aiden stood up and walked out. The girl was still sending in front of the store. She was holding a pack of cigarettes, It looked as if she was searching for something. Aiden reached into his pocket not sure if it was what the girl was searching for. He handed here his lighter ''You need this?'' 

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What a cliche. This guy. She was probably this annoyed because he looked insanely good. How was it even possible to be that attractive? She almost made a cheeky joke, but she didn't want him to think she was flirting with him. She didn't want to give him that kind of endorsement. 'Oh yes.' she said after she lighted her cigarette. She looked at him, pushed out a half smile and said 'thank you.' She lost it for around two seconds when she looked in his eyes. She definitely knew him from some place, his face definitely made an impression. Not big enough to remember when though, and again, she wasn't going to ask him. 'I like your jacket.' she said instead, quite awkwardly. What day was it again? She couldn't use an excuse that she had to study, since it was holiday. She was just done working, and couldn't come up with an excuse to leave. She didn't have anything to fucking do the whole day. 'Do you want to get wasted? With a tired, sometimes fun person?' she asked. Was there a better activity than day drinking? Probably not. 

@Tsunamic 

Aiden started laughing, not because the girl was funny, but simply because the whole situation seemed so awkward to her which he found kinda cute. ''First of all thank you. I'm Aiden by the way. And second, I think have a better idea'' Aiden took his phone out of his jacket. ''There is this New Years Eve party tonight at a friend of mine. I didn't plan on going but if you feel like going I could always change my mind.'' he said. Aiden gave the girl a warm smile, she was really pretty though, the type of girl you see in those movies, you know which one I mean right. ''So you work here huh? You like coffee'' Aiden asked dumbly, feeling stupid right after asking that damn question. Who doesn't like coffee? 

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'I'm Isa.' she said. New year, she forgot about that, which made her laugh. 'You're asking a stranger to celebrate New Years Eve, interesting.' Isa had plans, about four, but she could use another plan as well. To be honest, she was that kind of cliche who hated New Years Eve, she always made plans but never went. 'Okay, I'll come with you, if you join me to this party of my fellow students whom I promised to come. They will probably rip your clothes off, but it would be nice to show someone off to them you know.' she laughed. Who was this guy? He was definitely rich. Maybe she could sleep with him and just rob him or something, so she wouldn't have to work here anymore. 'Yeah I work here, I like coffee and I hate this job.' she answered. She was quite disappointed he didn't want to join, but it was understandable. 'So, you want my number I guess?' she said pointing at his phone. 


@Tsunamic 

''Well that does sound promising'' Aiden said. He was kinda confused on why the students would rip off his clothes, probably because they're all wild and outgoing. Aiden had actually no idea why he was talking to this girl, and why he asked her to come visit NYE with him and his so called friends. But Aiden was confused about alot of things these last few months, his life had changed in many ways and he just didn't really understand who he was anymore. Aiden looked down at his phone ''Yea'' he said with a small smile on his face. He opened the contacts app and typed down the name 'Isa' into it. ''You do have a very pretty name, uncommon too.''

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