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Chapter 4 - Tragedy

After a few days, there was no call from Alex, and Elizabeth also didn't receive any call. Eli, Maeve, and William started to work together and missed Alex so much. On the other hand, everyone seems busy shopping for the upcoming Christmas.

One morning, Elizabeth worked his garden with coral. Suddenly, she saw a body lying down. Turned on the body and saw a grimy face and also a letter. Put the letter in her pocket, Clean his face with the tissue, and tried to control herself, but she was senseless about losing another favorite one. When she woke up and shouted, "Where is my Alex," Then she ran to see his body and opened the coffin. She started to cry loudly and said, "You can't leave me, you promise me. Please, come once more time. Please, God. Woke up Alex, I'll make your favorite pancake. Why God? Why do you punish me?" William and Maeve came near her and held her up. Mr. Kev gave a speech for him. California again lost a brilliant and brave boy.

Then, Eli opened the letter, and Mr. Robert said, "O Eli, sorry for your loss. Come to my side, we'll be a great partner. I am always watching you. If you still do the investigation, you'll lose your other favorite's one."Elizabeth whispered, "You started the war and I'll end this war. You bother me."Elizabeth fixed one ambition in her life to try to figure out Mr. Robert anyway.

Tomorrow, the Police found another body beside the canal. This body was Jonas's mom, Elena. Eli whispered, "Why did Mr. Robert kill this innocent woman?? She already lost everything in his life. Also, she didn't do anything and also didn't help us."

Nowadays, Eli always lives alone and doesn't talk with Maeve and William. She was not letting her father out of the house. Thought that "If, Mr. Robert killed them for me."

One day, Elizabeth went to his last boyfriend's house to see his pieces of stuff after finishing her work. She touched everything and felt that she touched Alex. She remembered the last night of them. After all this, she opened his desk and saw a letter. Reading the letter silently and she became out of his mind. She never thinks that Mr. Tybalt was her father of Alex. That's why he didn't do anything and whispered on his last night. For this, he wanted to go to Canada and see her last night. But the real question is, "Who are mother and brother of Alex."That reveals all mystery. Then she follows the instruction of the letter and goes to the hut beside the canal. She saw Jonas's house. Now, she understands everything, Elena, his mom, and Jonas's Alex brother. But why she didn't release him on this day?? And why did Mr. Robert Kill them?? They are all innocent, not sinners.

A few days before Christmas, Maeve and William went shopping for Christmas.

When they left the mall suddenly there was a shoot in William's Arm by Mr. Robert. He wanted to kill them. Everyone was running and shouting. But, When Mr. Robert prepared to shoot another bullet at them, suddenly a little angel came from heaven with a black hoodie, and also he shot at Mr. Robert's Arm. Then, they saw each other and ran on their way.

Maeve firstly called the ambulance and then contacted Eli.

Maeve: Eli, We were attacked by Mr. Robert. William got a shoot in his hand. But, a boy with a black hoodie came and shot Mr. Robert's Arm.

Eli: What! A boy! Ok, Take care, William. I will come within an hour.

When she out of his room, she saw a bandage on his father's arm, a blue lens like 'Mr. Robert was on the table and a lot of blood. She went to him to help her father.

Eli: What happened, father?

David hesitated and said: Nothing much. I just cooked for us and stabbed with a knife accidentally. And this lens gave my colleague as a Christmas gift.

Elizabeth helped to wear a bandage and thought about Maeve's last statement to her. There was a shoot in Mr. Robert's arm. His father's wound didn't seem like a knife, and also familiar with the bullet.

Then she smiled and said: Done, Papa. Take care, papa. I should go to see William in the hospital.

Mr. David: What?? What happened??

Eli: Mr. Robert tried to kill him. But a boy came to save him.

Mr. David: O! sad. Go first and take care of yourself. God Bless this angel.

Eli: Bye, papa.

William woke up and found himself in the hospital. Maeve slept on his right chest on the bed. Then he touched her head with his hard-hat hand and whispered:

" Out of the rolling ocean, the crowd came a drop gently to me,

Whispering, I love you, before long I die,

I have traveled a long way merely to look on you to touch you,

For I could not die till I once looked on you,

For I feared I might afterward lose you.

Now we have met, we have looked, we are safe,

Return in peace to the ocean, my love,

I, too, am part of that ocean, my love; we are not so much separated,

Behold the great rondure, the cohesion of all, how perfect!

But as for me, for you, the irresistible sea is to separate us,

As for an hour carrying us diverse, yet cannot bring us diverse forever;

Be not impatient – a little space – know you I salute the air, the ocean, and the land,

Every day at sundown for your dear sake, my love. "WALT WHITMAN

Some tears were falling from William's eyes. Eli listened to his poem by the door and entered the room. He acted as if he had heard nothing and Maeve woke up. Then they talked to each other for a bit. After one hour, Eli left the hospital and went to her father's office to see any kind of suspicious stuff. There were a lot of files for him. But suddenly, he found the book "Where the Wild things Are." In this book, Mr. Robert gives tickler's words to find out fake Mr. Robert, Tybalt. He couldn't believe her eye. She always loved his father, and she couldn't imagine that he was the true Mr. Robert.

Then, he came back home at midnight and saw that his father was sleeping. Then she also goes to bed and sleeps. After the morning, she directly asked his father, "What were you doing with this children's book?"

David replied: I knew it's your favorite book and that's why I bought it for your next birthday as a surprise.

Eli: Oh! Papa, sorry for embarrassing you.

David: It's okay. Appreciate your curiosity.

On 18 December, She found a letter on her table: "Meet me on 24 December at 4 am(Dawn). Give a location and said come here by walking and also alone."She saw the location and realized that she had never gone there. She couldn't tolerate the situation and started to have a nasty headache. Then she decided to go for a walk in the evening.

David: Where are you going, my little creature, and gave a sweet smile.

Eli: Just go for a walk.

David: Be careful. I have lost everything in my life. I don't want to lose you.

Eli came near and gave a strong hug: I never left you. Papa.

David kissed her forehead: Come back soon. I prepared your dinner.

After an hour, she came back home and didn't find his father. Then she checked his room, he left the house with his luggage. Then she saw a letter on the dining table. She opened the letter and whispered:

"Be careful and remember I did everything for good to our family and our divine town, California. Take care of your Birthday chain and come with this chain on 24 December. Take care of yourself. I always love you." She sat down on the floor and began to cry and put the letter on his face. She couldn't believe that he had killed those innocent people and she couldn't stop him. Then, she didn't tell anyone because she needed some objective evidence. She didn't receive the call from Maeve and William, and they couldn't come to his home for the pandemic Flu and couldn't be familiar with the latest news. Elizabeth cooked herself. There was no lullaby, no secret, no one in her life.

On 24 December 1957, The day was foggy for winter. She prepared herself to know the truth and adjust to the situation. At 3 am (midnight), she left the house and locked the house properly without any sound. She looked at the home again and again. Bloated all her childhood memory in her mind with his parents, Alex, Maeve, William, and other people. She cleaned the doorbell with her hand and started to walk alone. She felt that today was her last night in her life, without any reason. She walked the street alone with an oversized sweater. She saw every lighting house and Christmas tree because tomorrow was Christmas. But, she couldn't celebrate this Christmas with their friends, and family. After seeing all, she sends the last word with voice mail to William and Maeve Happy Christmas and Good Bye my buddy. I'll miss you.

After half an hour, she found herself in a Muslim area. Here," Iman Center and Mosque" was a famous and big mosque in California. Then she walked beside the Colorado River and enjoyed the scenery of the reflection of the moon on the water. Then, she saw a hill. It looked like none didn't come to this place. She started to climb the mountain. During the climb, She saw many skeletons of many kids, and she thought Jingle Queen kept the dead body in there for none couldn't see or found this. Finally, she saw a hut as the location. Then she opened and switched on the light. There was so much dust, and also saw a TV. Then she switches on the TV but no sound.

She saw Elena and Alex talk to each other. she also saw that Elena cried, and Alex seemed surprised. Then after a few minutes of their mom and son conversation, Mr. Robert enter-up and started to talk with them. Elena tried to save her son. She begged him to leave Alex. Suddenly, without any trailer, Mr. Robert just shot Elena, but Alex came in front of her to save her from a bullet. Then Mr. Robert gave a smile and fired another shot at Elena. At the last time of their life, they both hold their hands and smiled as they found out the true lightness for a few minutes of the dark Earth and dead; then, Mr. Robert came in front of the camera, waved, and broke the camera with a stick. After a few minutes, she sat on the floor and suddenly started to cry about their fearless death.

"Hello, my little beautiful detective daughter!" suddenly this voice came from David. Then suddenly he shot a bullet on the TV and destroyed the witness.

David: Don't worry, I won't kill you.

Eli became afraid for the shoot: You are a monster, sinner. You should kill yourself.

David: Oh really. Because of your plan, Jonas was dead. You killed my brother, the father of Jonas, Alex, and the husband of Elena. You killed Mr. Frank.

Eli: What are you saying? Are you crazy? Who is Mr. Frank?

David: Mr. Tybalt's real name is Mr. Frank. Then he started his story.

At the time of high school, Elena and I loved each other. We completed high school graduation together. After graduation, we separated from each other for College. But we promised that we would love each other. Then she went to Canada with her family, and I went to College in New York. Sometimes, I came to California to see my mom. But, she didn't come here. We almost forgot each other, and I became busy with my education. After 6 years, my brother got married, and I couldn't attend my favorite brother's marriage ceremony because of my exam. My brother always supported me in everything. After 3 months of his marriage, I came to California, and I became shocked and I couldn't believe my eye.

Elizabeth: Then??

David saw her face, tittered, and took a long breath. Your aunty was Mrs. Elena.The wife of my brother Mr. Frank who promised me almost 7 years ago. My brother went to Canada to take training for the FBI. He became famous FBI in California at a young age. Then, Elena's family started living after his house in Canada, and both fell to love with each other. What a beautiful love story? And smile.

Eli: If you ever tell about your love for Elena in high school to your brother??

David: No way. I never want to hurt my brother. I couldn't tell him about our past love, but I couldn't forget the past. We behaved as usual. Then, I joined as a journalist, my brother helped and guided me. After that, I also married your mom, Marry, my university friend. But one night, I got a free space to talk with Elena. Then she told me about their life. Then we laughed at our high school memory and suddenly kissed each other, unfortunately. After this night, our family, in this town, didn't find Mr. Frank, my brother. Elena and I thought that Frank might hear our conversation. That's why she left the city and never came back. After 2 days, we got to know that Elena was pregnant. Then, she decided to go to our family, and my mom requested her to live with us. But she refused because she was ashamed and felt guilty for the previous night and lived with her mom, Helena.

Eli: Helena!! Who adopted Alex?

David: Yes! Alex, the son of Frank and Elena, The grandmother of Helena, and also your cousin. But, Elena never sees his son without that night.

Eli became curious: Oh! So who is Jonas? Adopted?

David couldn't look in her eye and said: Then, my mom died after one year, I was busy with my work, two beautiful daughters came to my house like light from the sun and got a helpful wife. After 9 years, Elena came to my office. I was so surprised. She seems so ill from her brain cancer at the primary level. She was angry with Frank and also waited for him. Then I asked with a smile: Where was your child? Where was my nephew? The doctor said, "he was dead after his birth and also they saw me a dead baby. But, I still believe that he is alive." She replied. She requested me to help her, and she left her house because of her mom, Helena. Hence, I wanted to bring her into our family. But, she didn't come to my family. Then I bought a beautiful hut for her. Day by day, she became weak from brain cancer. I couldn't understand anything, but I could feel the love for her like in high school life. Then, she worked with my office to spend time our like past. But, we entered an affair. After one year, she told me she was pregnant. I didn't want to take responsibility for Elena's child because it'll be harmful to my life, and career, and told her to take an abortion. She didn't want to lose another child and refuge.

Eli: Did you steal baby Alex? And also is it mean Jonas, your son?

David: Yes, by his grandmother, Helena. Because I wanted to revenge. Yes, Jonas is my son, my blood.

Then I chose to Elena become a Jingle Queen to effort our child and his family and also threatened her to become it. I paid for her to work with one condition, she couldn't be told anything about me to our son. I never wanted to take responsibility for him.

Eli: Why killed those kids? What did you want?

David: I just checked their loyalty because of them California became free from sinners and powerful. Those who failed my exam prayed with their own life.

Eli: Are you sick? They are just kids. They don't know the world properly. Why you don't kill me? I am also a sinner.

David replied: On your birthday, I gave you a chain as a gift. Eli touched this chain. Yes. This chain gave by my father, Mr. Parthenon. Father got this from his father, Mr. Snow. No one caught them. This chain was a trend mark that can become powerful. I know you have my blood. You have a great brain. But my brother didn't want me to do this. I always listened to his word. After all of that, I do it with her wife in a different way. Then I got inspired by your independence speech:

'No more secrets, No more mum, No more lies

Those go to our Hell.

To protect sinners in our hand.'

My father told me the same thing as you when he gave me this chain. Then I was released after your speech. Then after a few months, Elena became sick after losing her last son by killing her son.

Eli: Elena killed Jonas??

David: yes! My child. I ordered her cause he came here with taking medicine. That's why hypnotized candy couldn't affect him and released his mom. But I saw them from the room. Then I told her to kill him in a dark forest, not in front of the children. Because of the sound, it broke hypnotized.

Eli: Your brother, Mr. Frank, after all, also wanted to save your son. But, you killed his wife and his son Alex. Why did Mr. Tybalt come this night as a Mr. Robert?

David: Oo, my dear Brother. I forgot to tell the story. After 23 years, he came to California to release me in public to solve the generation mystery. He came as a club assistant and also a fake name, Idiot Tybalt. He almost found out about me, and one night, he came to my office to hurt me. Before this, I shot on her leg and put him in the locking room. His last wish was to see his elder son, Alex. Then I played this game and sent a letter to you. After that, I send him with this black hoodie, Mask, and gun. I never want to kill my brother with my hand. But, you did this at my side who wanted to hurt your father. On the other hand, your mom, my wife, tried to kill me. Because one night I dropped my Mr. Robert's on my desk, I felt tired and went to sleep. She came here and knew everything. She tried to kill me with my gun. Before this, I held the gun, and we started a fight with the weapon. I just wanted to keep the gun in my hand and had no intention to kill her. But, mistakenly, there was a shot in his head. She was dead for her reason. Any accord?

Eli: I lost everything for you. You betrayed your brother those who want to save us from you. The shame of you.

David: In this world, there were all sinners, monsters. Everyone runs after interests and money. You have my blood. You are both identical, and that's why I never killed you. We should protect the sinners together like your grandfather, and his father did. I love you, and you raised this family.

Elizabeth: I never like you. You are a killer, traitor, and coward. You should kill yourself. I never support your work and am always against your bloody work.

Closing his eye, Mr. David/Mr. Robert shot in her daughter's chest. Loudly said, "I did everything for myself to fulfill my father's wishes, understood? You deserved. None give any shit to your miserable death."

Suddenly a boy came crying. Opened his black Mask, and he sat down. Put her head on his knee, and there was a lot of blood. The boy Jonas said, "O my Sister. Look at the David, why? Jonas listened to all their conversation beside the hut and came here after the shoot."

David: How do you still alive?

Jonas: Yes, my dear father. My mom didn't kill me. She told me to leave the town. Then, I worked silently and took all of your pictures with the camera that Eli gave me as a gift. Alex saw his real father as club assistance to Tybalt without knowing his real identity, but I talked with Mr. Frank. He wanted to speak with her wife, and I heard from their conversation. Then, On 18 December, Eli left the house for walking. I saw her and told her everything that I knew. But before this, you left the house permanently. You killed my whole family. Please help me save my Sister, and I promised, " we won't tell anyone about you." Usually, an eight-year-old boy tries to save her sister in this way.

Then, Jonas tried to put her up. David tried to shoot his last witness, Jonas. There was a shot. Eli tried to protect his brother by throwing him aside. But, they heard a gunshot by their favorite FBI, Mr. George, to Mr. Robert's backside with the team. Suddenly, he wore the black Mask and didn't want to show his face.

Mr. George: Sorry for the late. Jonas told me about the place for coming.

Then, David started to run, broke the window, and jumped from the hill. Everyone was screaming to catch him. There was a mighty river at the bottom of the mountain. It's pretty impossible to come back from there.

Jonas sat beside Eli's body.

Eli said painfully and slowly: Finally, we solved the mystery of my brother, my dear brother. Now, the people of California can live peacefully.

Jonas started to cry. Mr. George and Police team couldn't do anything because they knew she will die. After all, she lost a lot of blood, and there was no hospital open in Dawn.

"Take care of yourself, my brother, always fight for truth and forgive me I can't save your family." Eli. Then Eli closed her eyes and saw Alex come into her dream and said, "Come with me. We find out our real place to live together, peacefully." and dead.

Jonas lost everything. Besides, He can listen to the echo of Azan from the nearest mosque in the Dawn. He closed his eyes and whispered:

"Two Paradise birds find their real home

The sun, for sorrow, will not show the head of California

Go hence to have more talk of this sad story

For never was a story of more than woe."

Finally, Jonas opened his eyes. Mr. Jonas completes his quarantine story to his grandson (Me) and his granddaughter in this quarantine for Covid-19, 2020. He never told this story before. Then, after all this, he was adopted by Mr. Frank's friend's FBI, Mr. Ecolo, and then lived in Canada and also became a famous FBI like his Uncle.

Grandson: What happened with William and Maeve?

Grandfather coughed: Ooh, I forgot to write this in my Diary. He wrote and told the story: "Many people told, they attempt to suicide with poison on the Christmas night because they couldn't tolerate this tragedy dead of their closed friend and many of them said,'' Mr. Robert came back again and killed his last two witnesses."But I think the last one is a rumor because it's pretty impossible to come back from this river, and if he came back, he also wanna kill me.

Still, people told about this mystery, the teacher told their students, and parents told their kids about this mystery as a fairy tale. But, none could solve this because there was no evidence. None couldn't find out the real mystery, "Who is real Mr. Robert?? Who is Jingle Queen?? Why they did do this?" My grandfather, Mr. Jonas never told any bit of a story with anyone without us.

Before MR. Jonas gave the Diary to his grandchildren, "Always fight for the truth. We are all connected in the circle of life, you should figure out the end and beginning of this. Remember, Everything is good until your imagination "put his hands on his grandson (me) and granddaughter's head.

Then he gave the Diary and said, "Give it to your parents, properly."Then my daughter took the Diary, went to her room, and started to take a photo of the Diary to read during our whole quarantine time. On the other hand, 1.34 M died from this corona pandemic, now spreading worldwide. Then I left my grandfather Mr. Jonas and joined the online class.

Then, Jonas opened the window and looked at the sky like a philosopher. He took the glass, drank the water, went to his bed, and closed his eye once more. But this time, he never opened his eyes again. (1949-2020)