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t suddenly collapsed again" Riel explained. "I need a stretcher please" Aldo shouted to which two nurses quickly came with one. "Take her to the ER. I'll be there shortly." Aldo said to the nurses. "Don'

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ssue. I saw how it exhausted my parents physically, emotionally, and mentally. I wasonly11backthen.I had very limited education. My parents couldn't afford to make ends meet so I dr

real. Their deaths weren't natural. They were killed. It was from the same hood where I met the swine, Fernando Rioz. Fernando used to be my very good friend. We weren't just buddies, we were brothers. We had a lot of things in common. We were both age mates, orphans, poor, hungry, and dropouts. Until one fatefu

cartel all day and would only return late at night to see my little sister plus I had turned 16. Mia was the only reason I joined the cartel. I stole, sold drugs, trafficked them, sold armories, and dropped bodies for the Big Boss. Fernando did those things too. We were both doing it for the money. He didn't want to go back to the miserable life he lived before where he could hardly eat one meal a day and I also wanted the money not only for Mia's sickness but so she wouldn't live the life I lived. I wanted her to have everything the easy way. And though she did, she was still sick. One thing I liked about myself and Fernando was our will to survive, to strive. We both wanted to bask in the glory of wealth. And aside from that, we were the most feared in the cartel. We were both fearless, ruthless, and heartless. We loved blood very much. I thought the bond will never be broken

rk world. It was the news I heard that day that made me plot my revenge against the Big Boss. And when I turned 23, I wanted to kill the Big Boss with the very gift he gave me. But he didn't deserve to die easily. I started by kidnapping him in his very own house. I held him hostage then started poisoning him bit by bit rendering him paralyzed. Fernando and the entire XRV cartel searched for Big Boss. Of course, I joined them. I wanted to kill the old man with my very own hands but I had even better plans for him. I sold him to his enemies. Ruiz didn't expect me to be the one behind his kidnapping and torture. I had nothing to be afraid of when I revealed my face to him at the point of exchange. "You thought I would never find out?" I asked him. "How

sted men informed me Fernando had already found out. I knew all hell would break loose if he found out. He would kill me for sure. And from the