Night of the Assassin: Assassin Series Prequel by Russell Blake (people reading books .TXT) š
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He moved back onto the porch, and knocked again.
āEmilio. Jasmine. Please. Open the door. Itās meā¦Iām backā¦ā he yelled.
From inside, he heard a faint rustling, and then Jasmineās distinctive voice.
āGo away. Thereās nothing for you here.ā
āJasmine. Please. Open the door. I need to talk to your father. Itās important,ā he tried again.
āHeās dead. Everyoneās dead. Don Miguel, my father, his sister and his mother. Thereās only me left now, and I donāt want to see you. Please. Just leave. Go now, and stay away,ā Jasmine warned.
āDead? How? How is that possible? Whatās happened since I left? Tell me, Jasmine. Please. Just open the door. I donāt want to have this conversation through a slab of wood. I just travelled over a thousand miles to see youā¦please, Jasmine. Iām begging you. I need to see you.ā
āNo you donāt. You left without a word to anyone, and now death has come to the valley, and itās only me left alive ā and you. Do yourself a favor, and leave now, while you can,ā Jasmine implored him.
āIf you donāt open the door, Iāll break in. You know I can find a way. Jasmine, please. This has gone on long enough. Open the damned door so we can speak like adults. I need to know what happenedā¦and I need your help,ā he finished starkly.
The lock creaked and the door swung open. It was dark in the small living room, all the drapes pulled, he saw as Jasmine padded in bare feet to the chair in front of the television and sat. She was wearing a nightgown even though by that point it was noon. It was so dim that he could barely make her out.
āCan we turn on a light or open a window? I canāt see my own hand in front of me.ā
āIā¦Iām comfortable with it like this. This is my house now, so I keep it the way I like. If you have a problem with it, leave,ā Jasmine advised in a monotone.
What the hell was going on here? Even after two years, people didnāt change that much. What had happened?
āJasmine. No problem. You want it dark, I like it dark. Can we start over? Tell me what happened to your father, Emilio. Please. Start at the beginning. I havenāt had any news since I left.ā
āI see you have a uniform. Marines. Is that what happened to you? You ran away and joined the navy? Thatās classic. A total clichĆ©,ā she exclaimed with a bitter laugh.
āItās a little more complicated than that. But tell me about your father.ā
Jasmine let out a long sigh, and sank further into the large, padded easy chair ā one of Emilioās few luxuries; a place he could relax at the end of a long, hard day and watch some television in peace.
āWhen you left, you got out just in time. Someone executed Don Miguel, as well as one of his lieutenants, either that same day or the day after. I donāt really remember now, so much happened so quickly. Anyway, nobody knew what to do, and it was chaos here. But word traveled fast, because before Don Miguel was in the ground, his rivals where fighting over how his empire would be divided up. It quickly escalated into the usual blood feud, and soon Culiacanās streets were littered with the dead,ā Jasmine explained.
āAnd your father?ā
āOne night, several trucks showed up at the house, and we heard gunfire. The main contender for the Donās position, Armand Altamar, had decided to eliminate anyone who was still loyal to the Don, in a bid to seal his position as the new jefe for this region. He executed the few remaining staff at the houseā¦and then he came for us. My father had several guns and he tried to defend us, and even killed three of Altamarās henchmen, but in the end it was for nothing. There were too many of them, and they shot him to death, out in front of the porchā¦like a dog. He died there for no reason other than for loyalty to his new boss ā which was you since the Donās execution. He wasnāt even in the business. He just ran the horses, and raised youā¦ā her voice trailed off.
āJasmine, Iām so sorry. Iā¦I donāt know what to sayā¦ā
āThereās nothing to say. After killing him, they broke down the door, dragged my grandmother and auntie outside and shot them in head.ā
āGood God. Iā¦thank God you escapedā¦ā
āBut I didnāt, donāt you see? I tried to shoot them but I was shaking too much, and my first shot missed. So then they came for meā¦and the restā¦is history,ā she said flatly.
āWhat happened, Jasmine. You can tell me.ā He didnāt know how to react to the horrible story and was afraid to hear the rest but he couldnāt help himself.
āWhat happened? What happened? With nobody here to protect me, with you gone and my family killed? They took turns raping me, is what happened ā over and over, for half the night. I passed out, and when I came to, they were raping me more. It went on for hours.ā
āIā¦Jasmine. I know nothing I can say or do will make anything better. But Iāll find these men and punish them for what they did to you. Theyāll pay, with interest added.ā
āJust go. I donāt want your help. My life is over before it had a chance to really begin. Itās not your fault but I donāt want to see you ever again. You remind me of beforeā¦when I had hopeā¦ā
āJasmine, listen to me. Thereās still hope. I know what happened was horrible and will stay with you forever but thereās always hope. Always. Iāll make this right, or at least avenge your family and you,ā the young man promised.
āNo you wonāt. And no, thereās no hope. Trust me. None.ā
āThereās always hope,
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