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Morning came in the town of Sleepy Hollow with little activity on the street. The church bells were ringing as people gathered at the church in their hundreds for Father Jonas' farewell. The town seemed silent like silence was their mourning song to those that was lost and gone. People gathered in the church for the funeral, including Chief Anthony and sergeant Joshua who came with Kol and other officers from the SHPD.
The casket was closed obviously because of the condition the body was in. Everyone paid their respects and farewells even as another priest was invited to pray for his soul and proper rest.
After the ceremony some people followed his casket silently to the cemetery. Some throwing petals of flowers, while others sang hymns. Chief Anthony and the officers also followed the crowd as they all silently walked to the cemetery with heavy hearts and fear hidden somewhere in their souls.
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Far far away from the funeral, Jimmie began to pack up in a haste. He took all the important stuffs he needed and started to put them in his suitcase. He was going to move away from this town and lay low for a while. He had gotten in touch with Kayla yesterday and she had said she'd be going back to Egypt and she needed him there.
As much as he didn't want to get mixed up with Kayla again, staying with her in times like this was more profitable than staying alone. He finished packing and locked his door. He walked towards the elevator and pressed the button. The elevator opened with skinny Rob stepping out with some groceries in his hands.
"Where are you going friend?." He asked him as he assessed him carefully.
"I'm going for a vacation." Jimmie lied
"Okay, have fun." Skinny Rob said chuckling and walked away.
Jimmie stepped into the elevator and took a deep breath. When he got to the reception, he looked around and smiled inwardly. He was going to miss this place, and that weirdo too. He looked back at the hallway and walked out of the building.
A cab picked him up and took him to the Westchester county Airport where he sat down at the waiting area awaiting the people Kayla asked him to escort. Kayla informed him that she had already reserved their tickets and his documents were with Riya.
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Back at the house, Riya and Rick had already packed up and were on their way to the Airport. Voleth Meir had given them one more travel document and said it belonged to the man that spoke to the Cops, she said that he was coming with them and will escort them from the airport.
The cab stopped in front of the Westchester county Airport NY. Riya got down from the car and went to stand behind the car. Rick came out to join her as the driver brought out their luggage. They payed him and walked into the Airport. Riya brought out her phone from her bag and called the number Kayla gave her as they walked into the Airport filled with people.
She spoke on the phone with the person directing her until she got to the waiting area. A man waved at her, Riya walked towards him as he continued to wave. The man didn't seem any different or special, he was of average height and had a lean body with chestnut brown short curly hair and ocean blue eyes just like Riya before she regained her powers. He was dressed in khaki shorts and a t-shirt. Riya smiled at him as she got closer and gave him the travel document Voleth Meir gave her.
"Voleth Meir said to give you this." She said, studying the man.
"Ohhh you mean Kayla." He said and smiled.
"Yeah." Riya said and studied him as he checked the documents.
"Let's go." He said finally and walked away.
Riya and Rick took their luggages and followed him. They went to get their documents stamped and their luggages scanned before getting on the plane.
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In a convenience store in the middle of Sleepy Hollow, Mrs Jackson curled up in the store room as she continued to relive the mauled body of the priest in the reconciliation booth, all bloodied and in shreds. She sat in a corner shaking uncontrollably as she cried silently.
She had slept here at the convenience store and sold overnight by herself and letting the part-timer take the night off just so she could stay awake because she couldn't sleep well after what she had seen that morning.
She didn't even attend the funeral, she just wanted to forget it all happened, she got up and wiped her face with a face wipe she later discarded in a trash can close to the counter and went to sit behind the counter while customers kept on going round the shop with the sales rep and checking out stuffs.
"Hope not ever to see Heaven. I have
come to lead you to the other shore; into
eternal darkness; into fire and into ice."
-- DANTE ALIGHIERI