Cold and Ruthless (SPG)

15: Collecting the Debts

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

[Warning! Contains Disturbing Contents that depicts violence! Read at your own risk]

The wide lawn of the grand mansion owned by Don Antonio, where a celebration to mark his 65th birthday was being held, was in complete chaos. The previous atmosphere which was filled with excitement as distinguished guests gathered for the occasion has been ruined as the place is obviously under attack.

Successive cracks of gunfires has filled the air, causing panic and confusion among the visitors. Smoke engulfed the scene, adding to the mayhem as people scrambled to find safety.

"Damn it! What's happening!!" Don Antonio screamed while a series of gunshots continued to crack. He's trembling in fear and anger a he sweep his gaze around trying to find the source of the gunfires amidst the mess of visitors running for their lives, but he couldn't get a clear sight of it as the gushots seemed everywhere.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Cracks and fires from different types of guns continued to echoe. The screams of the visitors became louder and louder as multiple dead bodies bathed in blood could be seen lying in the ground.

"Damn it! Let's go somewhere safe!" Seeing that some of his men were lying dead in the ground, Don Antonio ordered, holding the hands of Autumn and Matilda, he started to run towards the mansion.

However, when he's just around twenty from the porch of the huge mansion, Don Antonio stopped in his tracks making the girls running with him do the same. The Don's muscles tensed as he stared at the hazy silhouettes in front of them.

"Who are you? What do you want?!" The Don asked the unfamiliar silhouettes. He gestured the women with him to go behind him.

Emerging from the haze, the imposing figure of the tall man in black holding a hand gun confronted Don Antonio and the others. The man was not alone, as there were two men, also wearing black suits, with him.

With a simple hand gesture from the man who seemed to be the leader of the group, more figures started to appeared and pounched towards the group.

Autumn and Matilda helplessly closed their eyes while holding their breath waiting for the men to grab them. But the the move they anticipated never came. Instead, they heared soft groans behind them.

Opening her eyes, Autumn saw that Lorry and Mica has been taken away by some of these men, and they seemed to be passed out.

She tried to go after her friends but her father's grip in her hand tightened. From them he could feel that the Don is nervous.

"I am here to collect the debts you owe me, old bastard!" The leader of the men in front of them uttered in a cold tone. His hands were raised, the gun he's holding has been pointed at Don Antonio.

'Dom.' Autumn whispered to herself upon hearing the man. It only took her a second to recognize his voice.

But why is he here?

There was silence between the two groups the moment Dom said those words.

However, the chaos in the venue continued.

The whole lawn, which was once a picture of elegance, now lay in disarray. Broken glass and overturned decorations, chairs and tables littered the ground, evidence of the violent confrontation that had unfolded. The hard walls, sorrounding the entire mansion which supposed to secure the residence, bore the scars of bullet holes, a stark reminder of the danger that had infiltrated the tranquil setting.

"D-Dom?"

Matilda, Don Antonio's wife was the first one who voiced her thought the moment she recognize Dom's voice.

"Oh? Nakikilala mo pa pala ako? What a surprise." Dom said sarcastically, however, his voice is still cold. There is also a hint of anger and hatred from them.

"Good thing. Now I can kill two birds with one stone." Dom added as he walked forward making Don Antonio and the girls step back.

A little while later, the hazy smoke started to dissipate, making the sorrounding became clearer.

The gunshots has also stopped.

With the amount of men behind Dom, it is already obvious that they have successfully taken down the Don's men.

The crowds has already dispersed and most of them have already left the residence as multiple car engines can be heared roaring outside the walls of the Mansion.

"Who is this bastard, Matilda?" Don Antonio asked his wife who is now standing beside him, frozen.

She couldn't believe her eyes. For her, everything felt like a dream.

Dominic. Her ex-husband. The soft-spoken, well mannered and religious man that he used to know is this monster in front of her?

Yes. Matilda is Dom's ex-wife.

The woman who made him become a whoever he is now.

The woman who made him hate women.

The woman who turned his life into hell.

The woman that he wish to bury alive.

"Tell me who the hell is he, Matilda?!" Don Antonio demanded, this time, his voice is stern waking Matilda from being dazed.

"M-my ex-husband.." Matilda stuttered, her face paled upon realizing that everything that's happening is real.

"What?! B-but isn't he supposed to rot in prison?!" Don Antonio exclaimed in disbelief.

He made it sure that this bastard will rot in prison. He even asked his connection to transfer him to the Maximum Security Prison in Luzon to ensure that his plan of getting rid of Dom will succeed.

So how in the hell did this person in front of him now?

"I almost rot in prison, old bastard. However, the devil gave me a chance to retaliate. So now, I will make sure that you'll suffer more than what I've suffered inside that hellish prison." Dom answered a devilish smile can be seen in his face, now that smoke was cleared.

Autumn, who has been hiding behind her father's back felt a shiver down her spine upon seeing Dom's expression. She couldn't almost recognize him because he felt like a different person now. He almost looked like a devil now.

Is this the darker side of Dom?

"Now, enough with the talk. It's time for you to pay your debts to me."

Bang!

Bang!

"Ahhh!"

Pagkatapos sabihin ni Dom mga salitang iyon ay umalingawngaw ang dalawang putok ng baril at kasunod nito ang malakas at nasasaktang sigaw nina Don Antonio at Matilda.

Parehong napaluhod sa lupa ang mag-asawa matapos barilin ni Dom ang kanilang mga tuhod.

At dahil nakaluhod na ngayon sa madamong lawn ang dalawa ay naiwang nakatayo si Autumn dahilan upang magkasalubong ang kanilang mga mata ni Dom.

"A-Autumn?" Gulat na gulat na sambit ni Dom nang makilala ang babaeng kanina pang nagtatago sa likuran ni Don Antonio.

Kanina niya pa ito napansing nakakubli sa likuran ng kinamumuhian niyang Don, at napansin niya ring pilit itong itinatago ng Don.

Dahil dito, napagtanto agad ni Dom na importante sa matanda ang babaeng ito. Baka anak o kapatid ito ng Don, ngunit mas malapit sa katutuhanan ang una kaya iniisip niya na kaninang gawing s*x slave ang babaeng ito bilang parte ng paghihigante niya kay Don Antonio.

Ngunit hindi niya akalaing si Autumn pala ito.

"Don't tell me you're his daughter?" Mahinang bulong ni Dom habang dahan-dahang ibinaba ang hawak na baril. Seryoso niya itong tinitigan at sa kadahilanang hindi niya alam, nararamdaman niyang may pawis na lumalabas sa kaniyang noo.

So Autumn naman ay sandaling hindi nakagalaw sa kinatatayuan nito. Nakatulala lang itong nakatingin kay Dom habang tumutulo ang mga luha sa mata.

"Shit.." Mahinang mura ni Dom habang napahakbang paatras. "Why haven't I thought about it? Why haven't I dig your background?!" Bulong niya habang inis na inis na ibinato sa lupa ang kaniyang hawak na baril.

"Ahhh!" He screamed in frustration.

Hindi niya alam kung ano na ang gagawin sa mga oras na ito. His resolve and his determination to take revenge has been clouded by the fact that the person he wants to punish is a blood family of the woman he tried to open his heart with.

Bakit ganito? Bakit kung kailan nakahanda na siyang buksan ulit ang puso ay saka naman niya malalaman ang mapait na katutuhanang ito?

Bakit si Autumn pa ang naging anak ng demonyong matanda na gusto niyang paghigantihan?

Bakit hindi niya ito nalaman ng maaga pa?

Siguro, kung ni-research niya ang buong background ni Autumn ay malalaman sana niyang anak pala ito ng taong gusto niyang patayin ng paulit-ulit. Kung nagkataong nalaman niya ang relasyon nito kay Don Antonio, hindi na sana niya tatangkain pang bigyan ng pansin ang nararamdaman niya para rito.

"Damn it!" Inis na inis niyang sigaw sabay lapit sa mag-asawang halos mawalan na ng malay dahil sa sakit at hapdi ng sugat na tinamo ng mga ito mula sa pauna niyang parusa.

"Ahhh!" Impit na napasigaw si Don Antonio nang pagtatadyaka ito ni Dom ng walang pakundangan.

Dito niya ibinunton ang kaniyang inis.

"D-Dom.. P-please, s-stop.."

Napahinto naman si Dom sa ginagawa nang marinig ang mahinang pakiusap ni Autumn.

Nang lingunin niya ito ay bigla siyang nakaramdam ng kirot sa dibdib dahil nakikita niya sa mukha nito na nasasaktan ito. Nasasaktan ito dahil sa ginagawa niya kay Don Antonio.

The old bastard was still her father, afterall.

Dahil dito, ang kaniyang ex-wife nalang na kasalukuyang umiiyak dahil sa pinaghalong sakit at takot na naramdaman ang pinagtuonan niya ng pansin.

Pak!

Pak!

Pak!

Pak!

Apat na sunod-sunod at malalakas na sampal ang dumapo sa magkabilang pingi ni Matilda mula kay Dom.

Natumba naman agad ang babae dahil dito. Ngunit dahil mas masakit pa rin ang sugat nito sa tuhod ay halos hindi na nito naramdaman ang mga sampal na iyon.

Samantalang si Dom naman ay parang nakulangan pa sa ginawa, kaya pinagtatadyakan niya pa ng malakas ang sikmura nito dahilan upang agad itong mawalan ng malay.

Brutal na kung brutal.

Ngunit sa ginawa ng babaeng ito sa kaniya, kulang na kulang pa ang pisikal na sakit na ipaparanas niya rito.

Unable to satisfy his urge to torture someone to death. Dom stared at Don Antonio, again.

"Take her away from here." Malamig at tiim-bagang na utos ni Dom sa kaniyang mga tauhan sabay turo sa walang malay na si Matilda.

"Ahh! Uhh!" Sigaw na naman ni Don Antonio nang tumama sa mukha at sikmura nito ang dalawang malalakas na sipa mula may Dom.

"Dom please, stop it. Maawa ka.." Paiyak namang pakiusap ni Autumn habang lumuluhod sa lawn grasses.

"You have no idea what they have done to me. Kaya huwag mo akong pigilan kung ayaw mong madamay." Malamig na tugon ni Dom at itinuloy ang pambubugbog kay Don Antonio.

"This old bastard made my life miserable! He made me live in hell! He made me suffer twenty long years in prison after setting me up to a crime that I didn't do! He steal my wife from me!" Galit na galit na wika ni Dom habang gigil na gigil na pinagtatakdayan at pinagsusuntok si Don Antonio dahilan upang mawalan din ito ng malay. "So tell me, what is the best punishment for his sins against me if not this?" Tanong niya pa sa humahagulhol na dalaga.

At kahit na wala nang malay si Don Antonio ay pinagpatuloy niya pa rin ang pambubugbog dito. Ngunit agad din siyang tumigil dahil mas gusto niya pa ring marinig ang nasasaktang sigaw nito habang binubugbog niya.

"Pick that old man up and let's get out of here." Utos ni Dom sa kaniyang mga tauhan habang nilapitan si Autumn. Isang kumpas lang ng kaniyang kamay ay mabilis siyang binigyan ni Kris ng isang panyo, na agad niyang pinaamoy may Autumn dahilan upang mawalan ito ng malay.

Pagkatapos nito ay pinangko niya ang dalaga at mabilis silang umalis sa mansyon.

Nang makalabas sila ng gate ay tumambad sa kanilang paningin ang nasa dalampong sasakyan na nakaparada sa gilid.

Itong lahat ay ang mga sasakyang ginamit nila nang pumunta sila rito kanina. Dinala na kasi ni Dom ang kalahati ng kaniyang mga tauhan kaya ganito nalang karami ang dala nilang sasakyan.

Matapos utusan ang ibang mga tauhan ay agad na ihinatid ng mga ito ang dalawang kaibigan ni Autumn na ngayon ay wala pa ring malay patungo sa pinakamalapit na hotel. Iiwanan lang nila ang mga ito roon dahil hindi naman nila alam kung saan nakatira ang dalawa.

Napagtanto kasi ni Dom na mga kaibigan ito ng dalaga dahil magkasama ang mga ito kanina. Wala rin itong kinalaman sa kaniyang paghiganti, kaya hindi niya ito idadamay.

"Let's go." Pagkatapos maiayos ang lahat ay inutusan na ni Dom ang kaniyang mga tauhan na umalis na.

Kaya dahan-dahan nang umusad ang mga sasakyan paalis ng mansyon ng pamilyang Romano. Ngunit ang daang tinahak nila palabas ng bayan ng Santa Fe ay hindi patungo sa Lungsod ng San Diego, dahil isang pribadong isla ang kanilang pupuntahan.

Ang isla na iyon ay pribadong pag-aari ng isang politiko. Virgin island pa ito. At dahil sa kaniyang mga koneksyon at pagpi-pressure sa politikong iyon, "nakombinse" niya itong ibenta sa kaniya ang buong isla.

Nabili ito ni Dom sa halagang kalahating Bilyong Peso.

Malaking pera ito. Ngunit sa katulad ni Dom na napakaraming illegal na negosyo ay barya lang iyon. Dahil kung wala na siyang ibang pagbibigyan ng kaniyang kinikita ay kaya niyang kikita ng isang Bilyon sa loob lang ng isang buwan.

Ngunit dahil binibigyan niya pa ng milyon-milyon ang mga malalaking tao sa Gobyerno kapalit ng proteksyon, ay milyones nalang din ang matitira sa kaniya.

Ang kalahating bilyon na ginamit niyang pambili ng buong isla ay kikitain niya lang sa loob ng isang buwan at dalawang linggo.

Gano'n kayaman si Dom.

At ngayong pag-aari niya na ang islang iyon, ay ipagpapatuloy niya na ang plano na gawin itong venue upang isakatuparan ang kaniyang paghihiganti kina Don Antonio at Matilda.

Sa islang iyon babayaran ng dalawang nilalang ang kanilang kasalanan sa kaniya.