The constanteen's mansion
Rick forced a faint smile.
"Richard…"
A pause.
"My brother."
Richard laughed.
Almost unhinged.
"Brother?!"
He spread his arms.
"YOU still call me that?!"
His voice dropped suddenly.
"After nineteen years…"
He stepped closer.
"…you disappeared, ran, vanished like a coward, you took off with your tail between your legs."
"And now you come back thinking we are cool."
Rick's jaw tightened.
"You don't understand"
"I UNDERSTAND PERFECTLY WELL!" Richard roared.
The room fell silent.
Even the guards froze.
"You left me!"
His finger jabbed into Rick's chest.
"You left me to rot in this hell alone!"
Rick snapped.
"I SAVED YOU!"
Richard's eyes burned.
"Saved me?"
He laughed bitterly.
"You chose a woman over your own blood."
Rick stepped forward.
Now they were face to face.
Breathing the same anger.
"You're wrong."
His voice lowered.
Dead serious.
"If I hadn't left…"
A pause.
"…you'd be dead."
Richard's expression flickered.
"…Explain yourself."
Rick slammed his hand on the desk.
Hard.
"Godfather wanted us both dead."
Richard blinked.
Once.
Twice.
"…Say that again."
"He set us up."
Rick's voice grew heavier.
He saw how fast we were growing… how big our deals were becoming…"
"He thought we were trying to take over the Casamigo clan."
Remember the Colombian deal?"
A pause.
"…it was all a setup."
FLASHBACK
The car moved smoothly down the road.
Rick sat in the backseat.
Relaxed.
"Sir Rick… do you think we'll make it in time for the business?"
Alexandro asked.
Rick smirked.
"Late or early, what difference does it make?"
He leaned back.
"We're in charge. We own the business. We write the rules"
A faint grin.
"The goods belong to us."
Alexandro smiled.
"You're really becoming your father."
Rick shook his head.
"I don't want to be anything like him."
A pause.
"When I have enough money… I'll leave all this."
His voice softened.
"I'll build something clean and start a family."
Alexandro's smile grew.
Then… faded.
Rick noticed.
"…What's wrong Alexandro?"
"Nothing sir."
Rick adjusted his tie.
"So how's your daughter Bially doing."
Alexandro lit up again.
"She's good sir, she just graduated from college."
Rick gave a sly smile
"I guess she has grown into a fine woman."
"Indeed she has." Alexandro replied
Rick patted him on the back
"When she's ready to get a job I think I have some connections.
Mr Alexandro smiled widely
"That's so kind of you sir."
"It's nothing, besides you've been really good to me."
Alexandro sighed as he looked at his interior rear mirror.
"Sir can I tell you something, it's a secret and it's very delicate."
Rick relaxed back on the seat
"What could be that serious, if it's something you are bounded not to say then don't say it."
Alexandro hesitated.
Then suddenly stopped the car.
"Sir…"
His voice trembled.
"Your life… and your brother's life…"
A pause.
"…are in danger."
Rick frowned.
"What do you mean?"
Flashback Ends
Richard slammed his hand on the desk.
"HOW COULD HE DO THAT?!"
His voice cracked.
"Kill his own sons?!"
Rick closed his eyes briefly.
"Power… and greed…"
"…they rot the mind of a man."
Richard sat down slowly.
Still shaken.
"…So how did you pull it off?"
Rick exhaled.
"I had to kill the cat… before it ate the rats."
Flashback
Rick stood alone.
Tension thick in the air.
"You're saying… all the cocaine in those bags…"
"…are fake?"
Alexandro nodded.
"Yes sir."
Rick's mind raced.
"Richard must be with father right now. If I call it will be suspicious… father will suspect something…"
His jaw tightened.
"I have to do this alone."
Night same day
Warehouse lights flickering.
Men with guns.
Stacks of cocaine.
Money everywhere.
Rick stood beside Alexandro.
Watching.
Waiting.
"Sir…" Alexandro whispered.
"…Sir why did you still come here."
Rick tapped the table continuously.
"Everything here…"
"…Will surley turnout to my favour."
Rick's heart skipped a beat as he stood up.
"Listen to me Columbians"
"This whole thing here is a setup, right now as we speak my father's men are on their way to kill you all."
The leader of the Columbians valvo Marcus stepped forward
"I've been doing buisness with Godfather for years and nothing wrong has ever happened. Why will anything happen now?"
Rick took a step closer to to him
"He's afraid of what he doesn't have control over and that's you all. Just a simple proof, test that cocaine and see if the stuff is real."
Valvo signaled one of his boys to go check it.
After some minutes he comes out.
"Boss it's a fake."
Rick gave a smile with his eyes.
"What do you intend we do?" Valvo asked
"Its simple. My dear friends, my father set this up to kill all of you but his legacy is over. I wish to stand and takeover the casamigo clan, so I won't take you all as enemies instead I want you to take my hand and let's take over the casamigo clan and pursue or pursuers."
They all roared in acceptance
Casamigo estates
GUNSHOTS.
Chaos exploded.
Men dropped instantly.
Blood sprayed across walls.
"GODFATHER!"
"We're under attack!"
Caesar Gonzalez(Godfather)sat calmly.
Richard was beside him.
"What? By who?"
"Your brother's Rick has joined forces with the Columbians!"
"How dare you."
Richard pulled the trigger and shot the man as he fell down, dead.
"Don't you dare tell lies about my brother!"
Godfather laughed.
Low.
"I knew this day would come…"
He stood slowly.
"Your brother wants my throne."
Richard shook his head.
"I don't believe it. Rick will never do that"
"I'll go see for myself."
Godfather picked a cigar.
"Now you can come out of your hiding."
Then Rick burst in from the shadows.
Gun raised.
Breathing heavy.
"Father…"
His voice shook.
"…why?"
"What did we do… to deserve this?"
Godfather lit his cigar.
"Have you heard of the Egyptian spider?"
Rick frowned.
"You've told us the story countless times. It kills its parent…"
Smoke curled into the air.
"…before it gets replaced."
His eyes locked onto Rick.
"That's what you and your brother are becoming."
GUN RAISED.
"I won't wait for you to betray me."
Gunshot fires.
Alexandro jumps in and takes the bullet.
Rick screamed
"No,ooooh!!"
Out of rage Rick grabbed a knife from a fruit basket and threw it straight into Godfather's chest.
He choked.
Struggled.
Fell.
Dead.
Rick rushed to Alexandro.
Blood everywhere.
Life fading.
"Sir…" Alexandro whispered.
"…take care of my daughter… Bially…"
His voice broke.
"Don't let her live this life…"
"…don't let her die like me…"His voice broke. As he repeats the words.
"Don't let her live this life…"
Then his hand dropped.
Dead.
FLASHBACK ENDS
Back to the present
Richard staggered back slightly.
Eyes wide.
"…No…"
Rick nodded slowly.
"After that…"
"…his elite killers came for me."
A pause.
"That was the last time I saw you…"
His voice cracked.
"…You called my name when i was on the run."
Richard clenched his fists.
"I wanted to stop…"
Rick continued.
"But if I did…"
"…you would've died."
"I made us to stay as enemies, so they won't punish you for my crimes."
Silence.
"So I ran."
"…and stayed away."
"…to keep you alive."
A long pause.
Richard slowly pulled out his gun.
Loaded it.
Walked toward Rick.
Rick stood still.
Didn't move.
Didn't resist.
"I hated you…"
Richard whispered.
"For nineteen years…"
The gun trembled.
"I dreamed of killing you…"
"But now…"
His voice broke.
"…I don't know what to feel anymore."
The gun slipped from his hand.
Clattered loudly.
He collapsed forward
Grabbing Rick
"I'M SORRY!" he shouted.
Voice breaking completely.
"I'm sorry, brother!"
"I hated you!"
"I abandoned you!"
"I didn't even look for you!"
Rick pulled him into a tight embrace.
"It's okay…"
His voice was soft.
"I'm sorry too…"
"…I left you alone in this hell."
They held each other.
The embrace was of pure love pure. Bond of a true family
The truth behind the casamigo clan ruled by Richard Constansteen.