KEVIN B. RODRIGUEZ
The Devil in You & I
True Beginnings…
“Tienes dos opciones…es su vida o la tuya. Haz tu elección.” I heard the man speak these
words with a bloody, rusty machete, that should’ve belonged in a butcher shop, however, instead
was being wielded by someone who has lost all his humanity. The absolute pinnacle of evil was
staring into my eyes while holding a rugged man in his hands. His face was covered by a sack,
and he was silent and delirious. He seemed to have become numb to the pain of no longer having
any arms or legs. The rest of those devils surrounding him were laughing and taking pleasure and
pride out of their work. I finally soak up the courage to speak…
“¡Por favor, no me hagas hacer esto!” I proclaimed out loud but that just made him seethe
in rage further. Why was I put in this situation? Did God forsake me and my family? Why did
me and my family cross paths with Los Diablos Negros? One of the most feared Cartel
organizations in the city of Agnuela, Mexico.
The man then approached me, they called him Delores, and handed me the bloody
machete and proceeded to point at the man, still with the bag on his head. He then gestured to me
to give the finishing blow and end this poor man’s suffering by slashing into his neck and
decapitating him. If I do it, I’ll be spared and forced to work for this corrupt, jagged organization
and get my hands dirty. If I refuse, they will slash the man’s throat themselves then direct the
blade towards me, cut through my chest and rip my still beating heart out to kill me. I am now
left with two choices…the sick bastard’s words rang through my head, and I finally understood
the meaning. “Angelo, haz tu elección.”
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Chapter I: Carry Me from The Darkness
“Ugh… I can’t believe it’s morning already.” I proclaimed while struggling to get out of
my warm bed. I rubbed my eyes as I shuffled myself to the bathroom to start getting