The Mafia and the Servant

Prologue

MORRIS REEVE

"Duck the fuck down!"

Umalingawngaw ang malakas na boses na iyon sa buong mansion. Ang boses na 'yon. Kilalang-kilala ko 'yon. It was the voice that I used to fear when I tend to hear it, yet it was the voice which I respect to. It was the voice of the man whom I used to look up.

It was Dad's.

He used to be my phobia, but I got used to it and eventually dreamt to be like him. To be as strong as him. To be as powerful as him.

But tonight... The authority and coldness on his voice were gone. All I can hear is his shaky, scared voice. Na kapag maririnig mo ay talagang matatakot ka. Na kapag maririnig mo ay talagang maaalarma ka dahil ang isang kilalang taong kinatatakutan ay natatakot na.

Naalarma si Mom nang marinig ang malakas na sigaw na iyon ni Dad. Kaagad siyang tumayo at lumapit sa sekretong compartment na matatagpuan sa kuwarto ko at kumuha ng baril. It was secretly planted there for such purposes, just like now.

Binalikan ako ni Mom at pinapasok sa bulletproff metal-type cabinet. "Reeve, stay here, okay? No matter what happened, don't ever go outside this shield. Am I understood?"

Dahil sa takot at kaba ay nanatili akong nakatingin kay Mom. I'm just 12 years old. Anong magagawa ko? Anong gagawin ko kapag wala sila?

"Morris Reeve!" Mom rushly shakes my shoulder to get my attention. "I want you to focus, okay? Focus, Reeve. Isa kang Monserrat kaya dapat kayanin mo 'to! We'll survive this! You'll have our back, as always! Remember that, anak."

Tanging tango at luha lang ang naisagot ko. Takot ako. Takot na takot. Pa'no kung may nangyaring masama kay Dad? Pa'no ako? Pa'no si Mom? Pa'no na kami?

Isinara na ni Mom ang bulletproof cabinet at naiwan akong mag-isa sa loob. I'm still trembling in fear but I'm trying my best to focus on the surrounding. To know if they're alive and kicking. To know if they've survived this fucking ambush.

Nagulat ako nang biglaang bumukas ang cabinet. It was Mom on her teary-eyes, staring right at me. She immediately hugged me tightly and right at that moment, I felt something will going to happen. Something unexpected will going to happen.

"M-Mom---"

Kumalas sa yakap si Mom at hinawakan ako sa magkabilang pisnge, ang luha ay naroon parin sa kaniyang magagandang mga mata.

"I want you to survive, Reeve. Avenge us..."

Iyon ang huling salita ni Mom sa akin bago siya tumakbo palabas ng kuwarto ko. Just like what my Mom told me, I stayed inside the cabinet.

Naalarma ako nang makarinig ng kalampag sa loob ng kuwarto ko. I was on a panic when I heard my Mom's grunts. Dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang cabinet, kaunting siwang lang sa pintuan para makita kung anong nangyayari sa labas. Nagulat ako nang makita ang malakas na pagkauntog ni Mom sa pinto ng kuwarto ko. I gasped when I saw the blooded face of my mother. She's wincing, pain was all visible on her face. Nang makitang papalapit na sa gawi ko ang lalaki ay kaagad na tumakbo si Mom at pinigilan ang lalaki. She's already begging him to stop, to stop attacking me. She was able to stop him. Napatigil niya ang lalaki. Tumigil ito at tumingin sa kanya. I thought everything's fine. To my horror, I heard a loud gunshot. What makes it worst, I saw on my naked eye how that guy mercilessly  shot my mother.