"You must remember Rob,family first,a man is examined by his ability to protect his or her family". These were the last words of Robert Diego manik to his first and illegitimate son Robinson before his assassination. Strength,hard work and love were the theme in the last words of his father.
Young Rob always felt he understood his father despite him only knowing him for a short time before his assassination. Very still their chemistry was strong and special.The day of his father's assassination was still new and fresh like an open wound despite happening eight years ago. He was at the school football pitch with his teammates when he was being called out by his school coach. Minutes later he was informed that the only one that actually cares for him is dead. It was meant to be a usual Tuesday like every other Tuesday in manik's family; Diego going to play golf,his stepmothers going to saloon to condition her hair and his step siblings heads out to school. Rob's father, Robert Diego manik was a tall handsome man who cherished the values of hard work and family.He believed that family is power and not a weakness as many were meant to believe, perhaps it must be cherished. He was the leader of manik's drug empire business,a business that span beyond the Freedonia border to different parts of the world. The Manik drug business dates back five generations ago. He was also the head of Maniks conglomerate,a business empire and the biggest organization on earth. Diego was the first son and second child of three,his younger brother Lois,and elder sister Janet who were Rob's uncle and aunt respectively. The Maniks empire had always passed the prefix name "Rob" to the first sons of the leading family hence the five generational leader of the manik's family always beared the prefix name Rob. The Manik's empire is legendary, exerting enormous power, wealth and influence both within and outside the border. They were viewed as one of the most powerful individuals, even the government feared and respected them. They were however only rivalled by the Landstein family,a family drug cartel that also uphold all values and tenets that the maniks family stands for. Robert Diego assassination had always been credited to the Landstein's family due to their long feud rivalry and conflicts despite all this, the notion was viewed and accessed as speculations cause no evidence actually points to the Landsteins family but to everyone it was the Landsteins, they were the only one that seems to have the guts to go against the Manik's let alone their leader. These two cartel families virtually controlled everything in Mexico including the government and the law enforcement agencies. Though they had enormous wealth and affluence, their drug business had always been a secret that only few individuals knew about. Their secrecy is largely attributed to their rules of operations, gentlemen principles, values and contracts. They also have massive companies, organizations and institutions that disguises the actual businesses of the two families.It was not always a cat and dog relationship between the maniks and Landsteins, they use to be close allies and friends.The conflicts and war started during the time of Rob's grandfather ,Robert Stark a natural violent figure back then and the Landsteins leader Chapi Landsteins' famously know as "El Chapito" who was know for his cunning and wicked reputation. They disputed entirely over everything from production to distribution, power and then dominance."All is fair in love and war" this were words of Adolf Hitler which was employed by drug cartels during war and it resulted in loss of innocent lives and properties. The war between these two families ranged from days to weeks to months and then to years. It then later resurfaced as cold war and was passed to their children, Robert Diego and Jamal landstein. Robert Diego was nothing like his father (Robert stark). Diego was relatively peaceful and did tried to foster peace between the two families. He was ready to compromise somethings that he held dearly in order to achieve peace with the Landsteins but Jamal like his father,"El Chapito" was not a peaceful one. Jamal was an opportunist and a greedy fellow.He took advantage of Diego peaceful and gentle deposition to close up the wide gap between the two families.Robert Diego was assassinated on his way to play golf.It was a daily routine for him every Tuesdays because He loved playing golf and was also a place to discuss business with his associates. On that day He had himself surrounded by his guards,the "Jacals",a family heritage guards of the Maniks family just as he usually does. He was shot by a mysterious sniper but he did not die instantly.The "Jacals" life purpose had always been to protect the Maniks family. They dated back to centuries in the family of Manik and are now part of the their households. The first Jacal,sir Antonio was an Italian slave who was very skilled in every combat of life. He was slaved as an assassin for Markushi,the then chief and leader of the Razuko dynasty in Japan.He was later gifted to Maniks family by Markushias a symbol of appreciation for their help in puting off competition from his rivals. Antonio served the Maniks as an assassin but was later promoted by the Maniks as they personal chief guard. Since then all the descendants of Antonio have been for the service of the Manik dynasty. The present Jacal in service for diego was General Maldini.The Jacals were extremely trained in all forms of combat,they were formidable and legendary. They also had the ability to sense and detect danger from a far distance hence the Robert Diego assassination had always been seen as a mystery up to date. All efforts made by the government,law enforcements agencies and mManik's family in capturing the culprit had yielded nothing. Not that it will bring him back from death but they hoped that it will give them some sense of closure.The Library Alarm bell rang and this jostled Robinson from memory lane. He checked his gold plated watch,it was 7pm,he couldn't believe it. He was inside the university library with the goal to read"a wasted time" he muttered to himself. That was the library last warning for the day reminding everyone that they came from somewhere.He packed his book lazily and proceed to the exit door.It was a black Tuesday for the Maniks family, everyone both young and old were very bitter and cried painfully. Diego's death will strongly affect their lives. It was a shocking and tragedy news for the Freedonias and the World at large. Before his death he was a philantropist who contributed immensely to the various needs of the world. It was rumored that he once helped the Freedonian government financially. His death at that time affected the economical and political stability of the world for quite sometime. This was largely due to the vast number of companies owned and linked to the Maniks. The drug business also was halted due to the scarcity of products ,The great drug Lord is dead. They will be a huge void to be filled by anyone that is to take over the empire. On his death the lives of the Maniks will never be the same.His presence did unified the family. He married two wives;Clara and Alejandra. Clara Manik,a tall beautiful but soft hearted woman was married to Diego ou
It was a blissful thursday morning ,the chirps and tweets of morning birds were quite melodious. The choo','chug' and 'chuff' sound of the train could be heard from distance. The cloud was very beautiful and calm. The day looked very promising,one can say. Robinson was busy turning from one side of the bed to other like one being itched at every moment they turned to one side of the bed.The alarm bell ranged,this time it seemed louder, alerting Rob from his now uncomfortable sleep. This was the third time the alarm was ringing. He jumped up immediately realizing that he was almost late for his 8.30am class. He rushed to his magnificent bathroom,a bathroom the size of a bedroom. The bathroom have an exquisite bath tub,an autoflush, gold plated sink and to name a few. After his bath he proceeded to his kitchen to make a quick breakfast. The kitchen had an elegant view,it was very tidy and expensive.Rob rushed and packed his laptop and notebook,he went for the door but realized that h
It was a casual Friday,Rob was busy trekking home from school. It has been quite a happy day for him,he was selected among the students to join the school main football team. Football was one of the few things that makes him happy. He walked happily down the Beverly street despite the harshness of the sun.As he got near his house, Crewell house,his mood changed on realizing that there might not be food left for him. He was meant to meet Crewell at his office at school for food money. He was very hungry and immediately he realized how weak he was. He was almost home,he just have to hope that Crewell was home already or wait for Crewell to get back.As he approached their old apartment he noticed some black suited men standing on akimbo. They looked mean, focused and there were standing close to three black Rolls-Royce cars. From their appearance he could tell that they were working for someone powerful and wealthy but what he couldn't ascertain was what such Calibre of people would b
The sad truth about life is that everything thing must work in Pari passu (side by side) for it to workout. It is one thing to agree to something and is another for the other part to agree too. This was the situation Rob found himself on being introduced by his father as his first son. He has agreed to join his family,the question now poised to him is,"will his family welcome him"?It was a shocking news to every Manik household except of course Diego's brother Lois Manik who already knew. They were mixed feelings and reactions when this information was unveiled to them. Even a blind man could feel that the once peaceful family will soon be a power tussle arena. Rob's step siblings were still very young hence never understood the threat he posed but that can not be said for their mothers,Rob's step mothers. The closest person to Rob's age were Twelve years old Robben and ten years old Javier. His siblings were happy to have him at first and were fond of him but later on their mother
"Is alright Rob,stop crying,I am going to a better place,you must be strong" Diego painfully muttered to Rob in tears"papa please stay with me, don't let go" Rob responded crying. It was a very painful moment between Rob and his father. Diego was trying to hold his tears,he will be gone anytime from there but he was at least happy that he was able to share his last moments with his family. He was seriously wounded by the sniper shot so he didn't have much time to live,he was dieing.The Maniks rushed to the hospital where he was admitted when they were informed that Diego was shot. It was a painful hour for the family, seeing the once strong and agile Diego fading. He looked at Rob like he knew what the future holds for the little boy. The truth is that he actually knows the challenges that the poor boy will face but what he doesn't know for sure was if Rob will able to bear and face it. He fumbled weakly to Rob, while still looking at him"always know that I love you"He continued. "
"Any Mr idea Rob"the middle aged man standing on the podium asked fixing his gaze on him. Rob was startled,he was lost in his thought."sir please can you repeat the question" he stammered trying to maintain his cool. The class laughed as everyone fixed their gaze on him. "Are you with us Mr Rob"the lecturer asked feigning a smile. "Yeah,I am okay sir"Rob replied rubbing his head with his hand."Ok then Mr Man have your sit"The man ordered taking his gaze off him. Few minutes after the class continued the school bell ranged bringing the class to an end.Rob immediately packed his stuffs and left for the library. It was his daily routine to head to the library immediately after the day class. It was his one and only class that day. Rob was a student of the highly rated Lontor University,it is one of the best Universities in the country. He was in his penultimate year in the department of business management. Rob hopped into his black Rolls-Royce sweeptail, though his car was no ordina
Rob entered his car and drove out roughly from the Library gate. He headed for the close by boutique shop,it was just a stone throw from the Library. He entered the boutique with his polo that was torn by Miriam. He have served them what they ordered he thought feeling fulfilled. Just as he entered the big building, the security guards stopped him and started querying him."Who are you and what are you doing here?" The old looking one asked"Young man, your kind is not needed here"the dark one rudely sounded while gesturing a halt hand. They were trying to do they job,Rob was virtually looking like a mad man this was due to his torn shirt, stained trouser and his very ruffled and shabby appearance. Rob was taken aback he couldn't understand what his fault could be.He was though losing his patience on the annoying and arrogant attitude of the guards which were very visible in their tone."And why is that?"he asked trying to hide his annoyance. "please make use of the door or be forced to
"MAGITO EATERY",this were the writings on top of the big squared building that deals with all kinds of food recipies. It is a very conspicuous and attractive building largely due to the shinny helium lights around it. It boast for the best services in MacLean city in all aspects of service to they customers.It was a regular spots for the many wealthy students of Lontor University. It's environment and structural arrangements was on another level for an eatery. Its natural setting, tranquility, affluence and also it's service of sumptuous meal was something that Rob admired. He barely misses out any day there for a meal.Rob gently pushed the thick glassed door and showed his membership and identification card to the security guards who welcomed him. It was a routine and a tradition for Magito eatery to check their customers for security purposes despite most of the customers being very consistent.After the security routine on Rob, he marched to the counter where he met the manager,