Chapter 3 Emotional Storm

• After talking to the secretary, Kostantin Petrakis left the gym, took a shower, got dressed, and now he was on his way to the office, where he had arranged to meet Simon Ferrer, Natalia's father. He had no fear of being recognized because there was no trace of Vasil, that stupid boy who ended up losing everything for love, who believed in a damn woman, who mocked him in the worst way and caused the destruction of his family. He couldn't help but hit the steering wheel several times with force.
• Meanwhile, the memories that he had tried so hard to keep at bay broke through like cracks in his thoughts.
• "They left the small house with all their belongings, some things were thrown away without any consideration. However, their most difficult moment was when he saw his father cry. He had never seen him like that before. He had always been a strong, optimistic man, never showing any signs of weakness until that moment. He saw him so helpless.
• "Iliana, my love, I'm so sorry, but they took away all our saved money. I couldn't stop them, there were too many of them. Besides, Simon accused me of stealing it. Now I don't know what to do. I couldn't take care of my family, I’m not a good father and husband." he said, looking at them with deep sadness.
• "Don't worry, my love, we will overcome this. It's just an obstacle in our lives, and we will soon get through it. As long as the five of us are together, there is nothing we can't overcome," she said, caressing her husband's face softly, and then looking at her children with tenderness.
• "Don't worry, Dad, I have some money with me," Vasil said, handing him some money from his wallet. Xander did the same.
• That day they stayed in a small inn with only two beds. However, Xander and Vasil couldn't sleep. The worry and uncertainty about the future kept them restless. They went out and sat in a small garden with white flowers on one side of the building.
• "What do you plan to do?" Xander asked, not hiding his concern.
• "The best thing is to go back to Greece, start over, away from all thes bad things. Although I don't know if parents will be willing to leave. I don't want to leave them alone, but it's necessary to put some distance between this country and me and start my own business. I will gladly sacrifice myself to achieve the goal I have set for today. Maybe I can look for a work in a shipping company," he said thoughtfully.
• "You know nothing about the shipping industry. Who will hire you? Can yoy be more practical. Your pain from the disappointment you just faced is confusing your judgment," Xander reproached him.
• "I don't need experience to lift boxes. I have two hands, two feet, and the strength of a young man. Listen to me, Xander, no one will ever humiliate me again. From this moment on, Kostantin Petrakis is born, and Vasil Spyrou dies," he said, taking out a sharp knife from his pants. Despite knowing it wasn't wise, he cut his palm without showing any signs of pain.
• Immediately, blood started to flow. He pressed the wound to let it flow and watched as it stained the previously white flower petals, turning them crimson.
• "I swear I will destroy the Ferrer Altamirano and the Alcazar families. I will show no mercy. I will only rest when I see Natalia completely destroyed, broken, with no will to live. Even if she desires death, it will elude her. I will make her crawl like a worm until there is nothing left of her, because only then will she be able to feel the guilt for all the harm she caused us," as he made the oath, his face grew dark, and a dark aura enveloped his body. When his brother and friend saw him, they couldn't help but shudder.
• However, life had not yet taught him how cruel it could be, sometimes when bad luck follows you.
• The next day, his father got tired of looking for a job, no matter how many places he went to, he was rejected everywhere, he couldn't find a place where he could work.
• He was desperate because he urgently needed to earn money to solve his family's financial problems. In the end, he found no other job than as a mechanic's assistant in a workshop, recommended by the person in charge of the hostel. Vasil went to work with him because he didn't want to leave him alone, he had a strong premonition that caused him great unease.
• His father, with great optimism, went there despite the young man's warnings. He didn't listen, not because he didn't care about the boy's opinion, but because he needed to solve his family's main economic problems in the short term, without realizing that he was rushing towards his own misfortune.
• "Mr. Bastian, please help move the belt to lift the engine more quickly," one of the mechanics asked.
• Without hesitation, his father went to do the instructions. However, while helping to lift the engine with the movable pulley, it detached from its axis, causing it to fall and immediately crushing his chest and legs. He didn't even have time to react. Although everyone rushed to help him, they couldn't do anything. His father asked to call his mother and sister while he was living his last moments. He told them his story, his origin, and once again, Vasil's heart filled with resentment, not only towards the Ferrer Altamirano family but also towards the Zabats.
• The painful gasps gradually weakened him, extinguishing with each passing second. Minutes later, he completely collapsed and died, while his mother and sister cried desperately. Kostantin did not cry, he remained with a complete mask of coldness, poisoning his soul with deep hatred. An emotional storm unleashed inside him, which could only be appeased, if not with revenge.
• "Because it is by hitting rock bottom, even in bitterness and degradation, that one comes to know who they are, and where they then begin to stand firm." Jose Luis Sampedro.