Be my spy

Be my spy

"Stop there," Ivan's father commanded. His father's tone was so cold that it sent shivers down his spine.

Ivan twirled around to look at his father and he saw him point a gun to his face. His eyes widened.

"Father"he called, bewildered.

When did he walk up to him?

They're staring at each other while Ivan's legs went weak immediately, his whole body threatened to collapse to the ground.

"What…wh…what are you…you…doing??" He stammered.

His father's next action surprised him. His father placed the gun in his hands.

Ivan's fingers shook in fright, and it caused the gun to fall to the floor.

"Pick it up," his dad instructed him.

"I…I won't…" Ivan stuttered.

"Pick it up. Now!" His dad commanded loudly.

Gently and slowly, Ivan bent down and picked the gun up.

"Good" his dad said, when Ivan finally stood straight after wasting all the time to pick the gun.

His stomach was clenched in fear.

What's on his dad's mind?

Is his dad trying to kill him like he killed his mom?

Could he defend himself? His dad's boys are still out there.

What should he do now??

All these questions kept running through his mind.

"Now, raise the gun up. Point it at me" his dad instructed.

"What? I don't understand" Ivan said. He's really confused.

"Here, let me help you" his dad replied, then covered Ivan's hands with his and pointed the gun to his face. He released his hands from Ivan's.

"Shoot me" he commanded.

"What???!!" Ivan was alarmed.

His dad must have gone crazy.

"I asked you to shoot me," he repeated.

"I can't. I'm not a murderer, I'll never be one" Ivan replied.

"Really?? You claim to hate me so much. You called me a murderer and all sorts of names. You said you can't forgive me. So I'm giving you a chance to kill me. I hope you're finally going to be happy after I'm dead. After all, you'll have your revenge on me for your mom's death" his dad said.

A tear rolled down his cheeks, more came rolling down.

"I can't. As much as I hate you, I can never kill you, not with my own hands. You're still my father" Ivan replied.

"So what?"his father retorted. "You're going to go out there and report me to the cops? So they'll have me arrested?"

"That's the proper thing to do, Dad. You've committed a lot of crimes and you're going to do more if you're not stopped" Ivan replied harshly.

"Over my dead body. I rather have you kill me than get arrested by the cops. I will never allow myself to get arrested by the cops!" His dad swore.

"So go on. Go ahead and shoot me"

"I can't. I don't want to be a murderer like you" Ivan insisted.

"Then I'm not going to allow you to leave here" he told Ivan.

"You're going to kill me? Just like you killed mom?" Ivan finally asked the question in his mind.

"No, I won't. I can never kill you. You're my own flesh and blood. My only seed" he replied.

"What are you going to do then?" Ivan implored.

"You can only leave here if I'm dead. I won't let you leave if I'm alive. I just got you back after how many years, I can't afford to let you go. So if you really want to leave and reject my offer of being the next leader of the mafia gang, you'll have to kill me before you leave" his father replied.

"Trying to emotionally blackmail me huh?" Ivan asked.

"Kill you and leave here alive? Is that a joke? Have you forgotten your boys are still waiting outside? Do you think they would let me leave here alive after killing you?" He asked, and threw his hands up in the air in frustration. He wasn't understanding anything. Everything's so funny to him.

"They won't harm you," his dad replied.

"I can't kill you dad. I just can't, I really can't" Ivan said.

"Another proof that you don't hate me like you claimed" his dad replied and smiled sadly.

"Just stay with me, Ivan. Let me make things up to you. I'm not asking for your forgiveness right away, I'll wait till whenever you're ready to forgive me, I won't force things, but please, just stay with me. Don't walk out on me and out of my life again" he pleaded and Ivan became emotional.

His eyes became teary and he fought hard to hold the tears back.

"I'm sorry Son. I'm really sorry, I'm sorry for everything, sorry for the miserable life you had to live. I can never forgive myself for killing your mom. I took to this lifestyle because I needed the protection. I want to make things up to you. I want us to be close, I want to fix things up between us. I can't do that if I'm in jail, I can't be with you if I'm in jail. Allow me to set things right" he explained with tears rolling down his cheeks.

"I would have left this lifestyle but I'm going to die if I do so. I have too many enemies around me. I can't stop now, it's going to be very dangerous, for you and for me. I hope you understand, son"

Seeing his father cry brought up so many emotions within him. Anger, hatred, love, agony. Ivan didn't know what he really felt anymore.

"Forgive me Ivan, I'm really sorry" his dad apologized, then he knelt down before him. Ivan was shocked.

"Dad, no. Please stand up. Don't kneel before me" Ivan said and tried to raise him up. A tear fell from Ivan's eye to his hair.

His dad refused to stand up.

"Please forgive me, Son. I'm sorry" he kept apologizing.

Ivan closed his eyes tight and cried hard, letting all his emotions out, relinquishing himself from the pain, grief, agony, sorrow, anger, hatred he's piled up within him all these years.

"It's fine dad. I forgive you" he said at last.

His father looked up at him, hope evident in his eyes.

"Really son?" He asked.

"Yes Father," Ivan replied.

"Stand up Dad. It feels weird kneeling before me"

He stood up immediately and held Ivan's shoulders.

"Son, you've really forgiven me? You're not going to leave anymore?" He asked.

"Yes Dad. I've forgiven you. And yes, I'm not going to leave. I've accepted your offer to be the next leader of the Mafia gang. We're going to do this together, besides I have nowhere to go" Ivan said.

"That's my son. Thank you so much. I promise you'll never regret it" his dad said happily.

"I love you son!" He screamed, then embraced him tightly.

"I missed you father! I missed you so much" Ivan confessed.

"I missed you too. I'm sorry for everything. Thank you for coming back to me" his father said, and hugged Ivan, then patted him on the back.

Ivan allowed himself to enjoy the hug. A hug he's always wanted so bad. Finally, he'll have a fatherly figure in his life.

After a while, they disentangled from the embrace.

"Who's the Antonio you spoke of earlier?" Ivan asked.

"Antonio Romano, my greatest enemy. Leader of the Veneto mafia group and a big crime syndicate. One of the wealthiest men in Italy. Also very popular. We've been on each other's neck for a long while causing us to sacrifice many lives but I won't rest till Antonio is dead" his father explained.

"What's the problem between you both?" Ivan asked.

"He stole so many things from me, including the woman I loved, his dead wife," his father replied.

Then after a second thought he quickly added.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked about the woman I love not after what I did to your mother"

"So why do you think I'm capable of bringing Antonio Romano down?" Ivan asked.

"Antonio loves smart, agile young boys like you. He's just a year older than you"

"So what do you want me to do?" Ivan asked.

"I want you to penetrate into the crime family and Mafia group and be my spy. You'll monitor all Antonio's movements, actions and plans and report back to me. Then when it's the right time, you'll strike him. He wouldn't be expecting it since the attack would be within"

"You must make sure you gain his trust and win his heart. That way everything will be easier" his father explained.

"How do I do that? How do I join the crime syndicate?" Ivan asked.

"You'll figure that out yourself when you get to Italy. You must try by all means to join the crime syndicate, then kill him. I trust you son"

"You're getting me involved in your dirty games" Ivan retorted.

"Antonio would kill me without a blink of his eyes when he gets the opportunity to. Do you want me to die? It's better if we get to him first" his father explained.

"So when will I leave for Italy?"

"I'll work on your papers and you'll leave for Italy first thing tomorrow morning. He must not know you're my son or you'll be dead before you even carry out your plans" his father warned.

"Go and make me happy, Kill Antonio Romano and his family, his new wife and precious daughter and destroy his crime syndicate"