Overcoming Odds

 

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I have a friend  *Tom, i judged him wrongly from the first time i met him, always cheerful  aggressive  and had passion in his business a small cafe, looking  at him you cant tell he has had a rough patch in the past.....
well Tom lived a very affluent life before , managed to pay rent, bills  for his house apparently he had a wife and a child too from his marriage , had a nice car, he thrilled by then. Their joint business was booming too.

His wife had a secret boyfriend whom she cheated on him,  *Tom found out about  this affair  and confroted the guy, one thing led to another, the guy pulled out a knife to attack  *Tom, out of self defense, accidentally stubbed him, luckily the guy did not die, Police were called and *Tom was handcuffed taken to jail, that was the beginning of his downfall, he was later arraigned in court and was given  3 years sentence, the wife took over changed business ownership under her name and *Tom's life was ruined instantly.
as usual time flies *Tom served his sentence and that is when his faith in God grew strongly, his jail term ended  after the three years elapsed.
leaving jail is always a celebration to many, *Tom had no where to go to, other than church, and start his life a fresh,  he met this lady down to earth  single mother  and they dated  *Tom moved in her house  and together they started a small cafe , thanks to his passion  he has now relocated to a new location  and he has expanded his business, in the next three years  he will never be the same again. he is more determined and focused, he xid not mourn or let shis situations take control of him.

Karma sometimes carries her puppies too, his ex wife's business  has already collapsed due to some irregularities  she had done and things don't seem to work well on her side.
*Tom on the other hand is working hard to be successful and build his new family. Nothing will ever stop him.

*Tom a fictional name.