The Betrayal

lt felt the splash of ice cold water on my face and I woke up immediately with cold shivers all over my body. It took me a while to catch my breath and calm down to observe the people surrounding me. The first person I saw standing before me was Von Ruiz himself. He was dressed in a red suit and he held his golden staff with his two hands. I also saw Jack and Eddie standing beside him dressed in the same color of suit as well. I starred at them with a confused look on my face. Von Ruiz watched me for a while and smiled. "Look who's awake", Von Ruiz said as he chuckled. "I never for once thought that someone like you will be hiding from me. Tell exactly why you're hiding son". I couldn't find words to say so I kept mute while Von Ruiz continued talking. "I learnt that you're working for someone else somewhere outside me. I'm still trying to find out who this person is and when I do, believe me the both of you will be done for", Von Ruiz said. Von Ruiz stretched out his hand and Jack handed a folder to him. Von Ruiz opened the folder and took out some photos and began to show them to me one by one. "Isn't this you?", Von Ruiz asked showing me a photo of when I went to attack Mr. Gante's underground drug business. He took out another and showed it to me and that was when I was talking with Mr. Zhang's assistant. He continued showing me photos of me doing Mr. Zhang's job. "Now tell me… who is this person sending you on these jobs?", Von Ruiz asked. "You have no right to question who I work for and who I don't. You don't own me old man", I said. "I owned you the moment you walked into my club and I made you my partner. I hired you to work for me and so yeah I own you", Von Ruiz said. "I still don't understand what all this is all about. None of the things I did affected you in any way. I did your biddings, I killed your enemies as you claimed you have many, I did risky jobs for you. All these while I have been nothing but loyal to you and this is how you decide to repay me", I shouted. Von Ruiz held his staff up and hit my head with it injuring my head. "Don't you dare talk to me that way boy. You're nothing but a wretched I picked up and gave an opportunity. If you understand the kind of man I am, you would have been begging for your life by now", Von Ruiz said angrily. I laughed loudly at Von Ruiz's words and everybody there looked surprised. "I'm not surprised at the things you're saying right now. It really was you all along. If I can remember vividly my brother worked for you. You're the one that killed him aren't you. I know he was murdered. You're the one that murdered him", I said. "Remind me who your brother is again. I have killed many people in this life boy. You might be next if you're not careful", Von Ruiz said. "John was his name", I shouted as Von Ruiz turned his back. Von Ruiz starred into the air for a while before nodding his head and then turning again to face me. "John was a loyal lad I must say but what got him killed was because the same thing you have been doing… disloyalty", Von Ruiz said. "The last thing I would want is for anybody to put my life or my business at risk. If you work for me I own you and when I sense any wrong move from any of my boys, I take them out for good and move on. So, if you're wondering if I'm the one that killed your brother, the answer I have for you is yes and he deserved to die. But I must say, he was far better than you", Von Ruiz said. I attempted rushing at Von Ruiz, but I couldn't because I was tightly tied to a chair. "Take him somewhere and waste him off. People like him don't deserve to live", Von Ruiz said as he turned his back to leave. "VON RUIZ!", I called out loudly. "My face will be the last thing you'll see before you die". "Is that a threat? Dead men don't make threats boy. You can't do anything", Von Ruiz said and continued walking. Jack and Eddie came to me and untied me. I attacked them immediately I was let lose but they both attacked me at the same time and overpowered me. Jack pinned me to the floor while Eddie tied me up with chains. They both led me outside to a black range rover car parked outside. I watched as Von Ruiz entered his black Mercedes Benz G- Wagon and his driver drove him away. Jack and Eddie carried me into the trunk of the range rover and closed the door. The engine of the car started, and I felt the car moving. I kept quiet as the car continued moving for over an hour. I tried escaping from the chains holding me, but all efforts were in vain. I just lay there hopelessly. The car finally stopped after a long drive. I lay there quietly, and the trunk opened. A bright light flashed into my eyes and I closed it immediately. Jack and Eddie carried me and dropped me on the floor. I knelt on the floor and waited for the next thing that will happen. Jack walked up to me and pulled out his hand gun and pointed it straight at my forehead. "After everything we've been through together this is how things are going to end… for me", I said starring at Jack deep in the eyes. "Do you really think I want you dead?", Jack asked. "You're not the man I want Henry. If you are, you would've been dead long ago. So, if you think we really brought you here to kill you, you're wrong". I looked completely confused at what was happening before me. Jack fired several bullets into the air and put back his hand gun behind his back. He then went and untied me. "I don't understand what you're doing. Are you not supposed to kill me?", I asked sounding confused. "Do not get it wrong. I never knew Von Ruiz killed your brother. I'm sorry for that. Von Ruiz is also responsible for my mother's death. She was killed by a stray bullet from one of his boys during an operation", Jack said. "I hunted the people that killed her until everything lead to Von Ruiz. I joined him to be able to kill him, but I never had the chance", Jack said. "You had every chance to kill him Jack but believe me, it's not too late to end everything. All I want is for you to leave everything to me. I will take care of Von Ruiz myself. Hearing he's responsible for your mother's death has given me more reason to kill him. He's just a dead man walking", I said. Eddie went to the range rover and returned with a big black bag and dropped it on the ground before me. "What's this?", I asked. "You know the drugs from Colombia that we secured for Von Ruiz? It turns out we didn't hand over everything to him. We kept some for ourselves and sold it. This is your own share of the bargain", Eddie said. "I opened the bag and I saw bundles of hundred-dollar bills inside the bag. "How much is it?", I asked. "Let's say about four million dollars", Eddie replied. I laughed on hearing the amount of money. "What's it going to be after Von Ruiz is dead?", Jack asked. "I live the life of an honorable man", I said. Jack took out his hand gun and dropped it on my palm. "You're going to need it", Jack said. "So where are you going from here?", I asked. "I don't know, you tell me", Jack replied. "What about you?", I asked Eddie. "You can't expect anything different from me", Eddie replied. I walked to Jack and hugged him and then Eddie. "Use the car. You can drop us off at the train station", Jack said. Jack and Eddie entered the car and I drove them straight to the train station as they requested. I stayed in the car and watched as Jack and Eddie walked away as they waved me goodbye. I turned the car and drove back to my apartment.