“Why do you ask me questions you know the answer of?”
Ignacio yelled at his son. Castiel had tried for years to make a peace agreement between the Ortiz and the Montesora families that way he would be able marry the love of his life, Maria Montesora, but so far his plans had failed and he was becoming desperate for if he didn’t marry soon, he would be forced to leave his homeland Cuba and go to America to run the American Ortiz cartel, meaning he would have to leave Maria behind.
“Father please be reasonable Castiel “I love her! She has proven herself trustworthy and just like me, she wants peace between both of our families! Just think how it will be”- Castiel desperately said as his father interrupted him.
“Nonsense!"
“But father” jumped in Castiel.
“No! I’m through with this discussion.” His father said with stern face.
“I hate you father!” Castiel yelled and then ran to the top floor of his mansion where his room was. Castiel was very young still only 16. He was statuesque and had a lighter pigment than most Cubans. Ignacio, his father, married an American woman, therefore he inherited his mother’s skin tone. He had long dark hair that almost looked like burnt curly fries. Castiel hated his father for not being able to make peace with the Montesora family which was Maria’s family. Both families had been enemies for 90 years now and just thinking about that made Castiel as furious as a bull chasing red. He began to throw everything in his room but then as he was about to throw the picture of Maria he calmed himself down and turned on his TV, only to find a romantic Mexican soap opera . His anger reached the limit, he yelled with an anger that sent a chill up his own spine and threw the TV out of his window.
Night came and as Castiel did every night, he sneaked out of the mansion and went to the abandoned marijuana warehouse where Maria was already waiting for him. Maria had pure Cuban blood in her. She was as tall as the average teenage girl. Her hair was long and black and shined like diamonds in the sunlight and for some reason, she would always wear white. When Castiel saw her inside the dusty warehouse, he ran up to her and kissed her passionately and said, “I couldn’t stop thinking about you all day”
“Neither could I how did the talk with your father go?” asked Maria.
“Just as last time I’m running out of options, I do not know what to do we are running out of time! My birthday is in 6 months, I’ll then be forced to move to America and I cant let that happen, my heart will be left in darkness and become cold as snow if I’m forced to leave you!” Castiel replied.
“We could run away” Maria replied.
“No you know or families have unlimited resources, they will easily find us”. Castiel replied
“Well then we could attempt yet another peace treaty tomorrow night at the feast of enemies.” Maria said.
“Of course!” Castiel replied excitedly. “Both our families at the dinner table, we can reason with both of them at the same time and they might just give in!
“I just hope this works” Maria said.
The following night at the Feast of Enemies, everyone was formally and extravagantly dressed even Ignacio was quite fancy. Usually whore a green shirt with military jeans that smelled like cigar, his hair would be all over the place and his beard would be long and scruffy. But today being an important day for all Cuban cartels, his hair was drawn back, his beard was shaven and wearing a tuxedo that did not smelled like cigar. Every guest watched their back. They were surrounded by their bodyguards, but the funny thing was nobody seemed nervous, no one but Castiel and Maria. When both the Montesora and Ortiz families sat down at the extravagant dinner table, Castiel quickly rose and said, “Gentlemen, ladies of both Montesora and Ortiz families, I have an announcement. I would like to offer a peace treaty between both Ortiz and the Montesora families.”
Everyone in the room laughed.
“Oh please” said Gabriel, head of the Montesora cartel and Maria’s father. What do you think this is the feast of peace? We are here to threaten and make our enemies fear us, not to make peace!”
“You don’t understand a peace treaty between both our families would”- Castiel said as he was interrupted.
“A peace treaty between both families would just start another cartel war I will not have this ridiculous conversation any longer! Ignacio, tell your boy to leave this room before he brings any more shame to your family!” Gabriel interrupted.
“He is right go up to your room, you have done enough here.” Replied Ignacio
“But father” cut in Castiel
“Go now” Ignacio yelled.
“I hate you!” Castiel yelled and left the room. Maria left the room crying.
“Jose! Follow my son; make sure he doesn’t do anything stupid” Ignacio yelled. Jose left the room
“Gabriel” Ignacio said “we cannot have our kids seeing each other; something needs to be done”
“aye” Gabriel responded “Something must be done and I think I might know just what.”
Castiel was loosing his mind. His room was a disaster and his veins on his head were as visible as looking through glass. His anger had reached his limits.
“I have the solution!” Castiel said to himself angrily, his head trembling “I will kill my father and take the cartel. I will ask Maria to do the same, she will agree and then we will make peace between the families and live happily for ever!”
“Please tell me I didn’t hear that” José said as he opened the door.
“What are you going to do?” Castiel said his head still trembling.
“I will do what I have to do to protect Ignacio and his cartel” Jose said.
“So you are going to kill me?” Castiel asked.
“If that’s what I have to do to keep this family safe, yes I will”. Jose replied.
“My father loves me; he will kill you on the spot if he knows you killed me”. Castiel said as he slowly opened his drawer.
“I don’t care as long as I die keeping my promise to your father.” Jose said
There was such seriousness on Jose‘s face. He was for real, he was going to kill Castiel. He became scared he did not want to die so he quickly looked at Jose in the eyes and said, “Don’t worry about that, my father wont kill you, I will!” In that moment, Castiel took out a revolver out of the drawer and shot Jose in the head all before Jose could blink, he then picked up Jose’s corpse and stuffed him in his closet. He began to cry and then made a note for Maria, folded it and ran outside looking for her. He found her sitting and told her, “Maria here read this note first thing in the morning.”
“Why?” Maria asked
“Just do it please” Castiel said and then ran back to the house.
The next morning when Maria woke up, she opened Castile’s letter. It said
Please meet me at the usual abandoned marijuana warehouse at 12pm – Castiel. She hurried downstairs and got into her car.
“Hello” she heard.
Maria screamed at the top of her lungs. It was Ignacio.
“Maria tells me where Castiel is.”
“Why” Maria responded
“He killed one of my men and left this morning”
“You’re lying how can you say that?”
“I found Jose dead in his room. I checked the security cameras and they show Jose coming in to his room but he never comes out.”
“Get out of my car” Maria said. Get out now before I call security!” Ignacio got out and Maria drove as fast as she could to the warehouse with tears coming out of her eyes, unable to believe what she had heard. When she got to the warehouse, she found Castiel waiting for her inside. “Castiel!” she yelled and Castiel came up to her and hugged her.
“I have found a way for us to be together. I must eliminate what stands in the way of our love.” Castiel said.
“What are you trying to say?” Maria said.
“I must kill my father. I have already killed his best friend Jose, now I must hurry and kill him before he finishes me off.” Castiel said with a mad look in his face.
“He knows” Maria said with tears coming down her face. “He told me so but Castiel, you’re breaking my heart you’re going down a path that as a Montesora can not follow!”
“Why, Because of my father?”
“Because of what you have done to Jose, because of what you plan to do with your father. Please stop, stop now come back I love you!
“LIAR” Castiel yelled. At that moment, Ignacio came in through the back door, of the warehouse.
“No stay away Ignacio! Castiel, he’s trying to kill you!” Maria yelled.
“No you’re with him! You brought him here to kill me!” Castiel said as he took out his revolver and pointed it to Maria.
“Put the gun down Castiel!” Ignacio yelled. “Put the gun down.”
“The only thing I will put down is you!” Castiel yelled.
“No! He is your father, he raised and loved you are you going to kill him in cold blood!?” Maria said.
“It must be done.” Castiel said as he pointed the gun at Ignacio. Ignacio closed his eyes, and thought to himself: “So this is how I’ll die, in cold blood by my own son. BAM! BAM! Ignacio felt confused
“This is not how I expected death would feel like?” He thought.
“Nooooo!” Castiel yelled. Ignacio opened his eyes and found Maria Dead on the floor. She had protected him.
“You!” Castiel Yelled. “You turned her against me!”
“No you have done that yourself!”
“You will not take her from me!”
“Your anger and your lust for power have already done that” Ignacio said. “You have allowed your anger to disturb your mind until now, until now you have become the very thing you swore upon your family, your honor, your dignity that you would never become: a family traitor! And besides, she’s dead what is there to take!”
“You are a traitor against yourself! If you don’t make peace with the Montesora, I will, by any means necessary!” Castiel said.
“Only a selfish immature traitor as you deals with the absolute. I will do what I must.” Ignacio said as he took something from his pocket. Castiel thought Ignacio would pull out a gun so he quickly took his revolver and shot Ignacio twice in the chest.
“You will not destroy me or my dream!” Castiel said to Ignacio who was quickly loosing blood and having difficulty breathing.
“My son, w-why would you kill me when all I was doing was giving you the documents to hand you over the company.” Ignacio said
“What!?” Castiel yelled as he went through his father’s bloody pockets. He found the documents but they were covered in blood, ruined and unable to use to claim Ignacio’s properties.
“You have let your anger consume you Castiel, now you have killed me, destroying the documents as well. Now you will pay for your sins, walking this world in poverty until you die and nothing will change that.” Ignacio said with his last breaths and seconds later died. Castiel began to cry and scream
“You are wrong father! I do not have to live in this world! I will come and follow you to hell and burn with you for eternity!”
Castiel picked up his revolver, put it inside his mouth and said “forgive me Maria, forgive me father.” Castiel then pulled the trigger and ended his life, entering through the gates of hell burning for eternity along with his father.
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