Chapter 25
In the police station, a man was sitting across from Sam’s empty chair. The detective then rushed in and occupied it.
"So, you have information about the case?" Sam asked.
" Yes, sir." the man said.
Sam looked at him and waited for him to speak further.
"Actually, in my neighbourhood, Nancy’s brother, George, lives."
The man started to narrate the story...
... In a small colony, there was a house: a highly ventilated house. The things going on inside were visible for the rest of the neighbourhood.
A man sitting in the foyer could be seen from the window. It was George, Nancy’s brother. Grown beard, disorganized hairs. This time, he appeared more undone and eerier than before. He was sitting in his foyer, in front of the fireplace. He held a cloth made doll, probably made by himself.
He picked up something from a plate kept on his right side and murmured some unintelligible words.
“Abs thee baa rass keyeetin stata”
He threw the material from the plate onto the fireplace. The fire blazed up.
Again, he murmured some similar unintelligible words.
“Katsii Nantdi Vasharpat rerrat stata”.
Again, he threw the material kept on the plate onto the fireplace. The fireplace blazed, this time more wildly. He kept aside the doll, bowed against the fireplace and rubbed his forehead on the ground.
A man was watching this from the outside.
The man saw that George had got up and made a strange shrieking sound. The man watching from the neighborhood was startled.
George held the doll and again made the strange shrieking sound. An eerie silence then fell. Eerie silence spread everywhere.
“I hope you’re ready to die Steven” George said to the doll.
“No... I don’t want to die, George I apologize I am very sorry. I'll do anything for you, please forgive me” George was mimicking a voice for the doll, as if it was pleading.
“You will do anything? Can you bring back my sister?” George said in his own voice.
“No! How can I do that? It’s not in my power. I can do anything but that” the doll then replied, via George’s voice.
“Is it? ...then be ready, give me your life.” George talked with the doll.
The man was still listening and watching, now hiding just behind the window.
It was midnight and the street was empty. George vigilantly came out of his house and looked around. He hid the doll in a bag he was carrying. He locked the door.
Coming out of the gate, he vigilantly looked around again. The road ahead was dark until the end. He started walking quickly down the road.
The man watched George from the window. It was so dark outside that he was not visible to George. The man watching him turned from the window and walked away.
George was walking ahead speedily and the man followed him without coming into contact.
The man followed George and reached a cemetery. The trees had grown high and were densely packed around the cemetery. The owls sitting on the tree watched carefully. The wailing sound of a dog unsettled the environment. The man was not comfortable in this fearful surrounding. But he didn’t want to return unless he knew what George was after. As George entered the cemetery the man watched from behind the cemetery boundary wall, with an astonished expression on his face. George was digging a hole in the ground. He removed the doll from the bag, placed it in the hole. Again, he murmured something, filled the grave with soil and stood on it to flatten it down.
....Sam was listening intently to the man sitting across from him.
“The next morning I could not believe my ears when I heard the news of Steven’s murder” the man concluded.
For a short while, nobody spoke.
The affair had taken a whole new turn now.
“So you think he’s the killer? “ Sam asked, entering into his investigative mode.
“ No. He is using black magic to execute murders because the night Paul was killed, he did the same thing” the man said.
“ Do you believe in all of this?” Sam asked, incredulous.
“No, I don’t believe in it, but I know what I saw” the man replied.
Sam’s partner, who was listening from a distance, walked over to where Sam and the man were sitting.
“ I was sure from the beginning that the murderer was not a human force. It must be some ghostly power”
An awkward silence arrived. Everybody looked at each other.
“ Now he has made a new doll...” the man said.
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Chapter 26
What was happening inside George's house was visible from his window. Today, he was sitting in front of the fireplace. He kept aside the doll, bowed against the fireplace and rubbed his forehead on the ground. During all this, he was continuously chanting something. After a while, he got up and made a strange shrieking sound. It was so unexpected that Sam, his partner and the man standing at the window jumped. Then an eerie silence followed. They shared a puzzled look.
"Mr. Ronald Parker, it’s your turn now” George said to the doll, picking it up.
Suddenly the doorbell rang. George looked towards the door. He held back the doll, placing it where it was before on the ground and came to the front door and opened it. Sam and his partner were standing at the door. The third person that brought them there seemed to have vanished.
“Mr. Collins, I am arresting you on the suspicion of the murder of Steven Smith and Paul Roberts. You have the right to remain silent but anything you say can and will be used against in the court of law" Detective Sam declared as the door opened.
No emotions appeared on George's face. He came forward calmly.
Before placing any handcuffs on George, Sam decided to ask him a few questions.
"Who else stays here with you?”.
" I live alone" George answered.
"But according to our sources, your father also lives here" George stated.
" Yes, he used to ... but now he has gone"
" Oh. I am so sorry. When did it happen?"
" After we got the bad news about Nancy, he died just a few days later"
" I see. Do you know Steven and Paul personally?" Sam was trying to remain on topic.
" Yes I do... I know those bastards very well" George said with great rage. .
Sam noted one thing. As soon as he mentioned Steven and Paul, the hatred and the anger towards them was clearly visible on George's face. In fact, he didn't even try to hide it.
Now Sam decided to directly come to the point,
" Did you murder Steven and Paul?"
" Yes I did" He said plainly.
Sam was expecting some resistance but George agreed without any hesitation.
"How did you do it?"
"With the help of the black magic I had" George said.
Before, Sam felt that George was mad, from his appearance. But now, he was sure of it.
"Can you show us how you can kill somebody with your black magic right now?” Sam said with sarcasm.
" Why should I kill anybody? I only kill those who are my enemies."
" Who is next on your list?"
" It's Ronald's turn"
" Can you kill him right here, right now?" Sam said, trying to expose him and his black magic.
" Not now. I will kill him when his time comes" He said.
Listening to his responses, Sam did not want to continue the conversation. They came forward to cuff him. This time also he cooperated without any hesitation.
Sam was dam sure that either this man is a mad or extremely wise...
But what if it's true what he says? ...
The thought stroke Sam's mind, for a moment...
No... How is it possible?...
He shook off the thought from his mind.
Detective Sam’s partner left George in the prison and came out. He locked the door. Sam was standing outside.
As Sam and his partner were returning, George cried loudly, " You are insane. ... The magic will work even if you put me behind bars. "
Sam and his partner stopped, turned and looked at him.
Sam was feeling pity about him.
Anybody would behave whimsical as him, when his sister is killed in such a brutal way...
Sam thought and continued further with his partner. After they walked some distance, again Sam turned and looked at George. Now George bent on the ground and rubbed his forehead on the ground, murmuring something.
" Keep an eye on him... I don’t want him to have any visitors. " Sam instructed.
" Yes sir." Sam's partner said obediently.
... continued ...
What was happening inside George's house was visible from his window. Today, he was sitting in front of the fireplace. He kept aside the doll, bowed against the fireplace and rubbed his forehead on the ground. During all this, he was continuously chanting something. After a while, he got up and made a strange shrieking sound. It was so unexpected that Sam, his partner and the man standing at the window jumped. Then an eerie silence followed. They shared a puzzled look.
"Mr. Ronald Parker, it’s your turn now” George said to the doll, picking it up.
Suddenly the doorbell rang. George looked towards the door. He held back the doll, placing it where it was before on the ground and came to the front door and opened it. Sam and his partner were standing at the door. The third person that brought them there seemed to have vanished.
“Mr. Collins, I am arresting you on the suspicion of the murder of Steven Smith and Paul Roberts. You have the right to remain silent but anything you say can and will be used against in the court of law" Detective Sam declared as the door opened.
No emotions appeared on George's face. He came forward calmly.
Before placing any handcuffs on George, Sam decided to ask him a few questions.
"Who else stays here with you?”.
" I live alone" George answered.
"But according to our sources, your father also lives here" George stated.
" Yes, he used to ... but now he has gone"
" Oh. I am so sorry. When did it happen?"
" After we got the bad news about Nancy, he died just a few days later"
" I see. Do you know Steven and Paul personally?" Sam was trying to remain on topic.
" Yes I do... I know those bastards very well" George said with great rage. .
Sam noted one thing. As soon as he mentioned Steven and Paul, the hatred and the anger towards them was clearly visible on George's face. In fact, he didn't even try to hide it.
Now Sam decided to directly come to the point,
" Did you murder Steven and Paul?"
" Yes I did" He said plainly.
Sam was expecting some resistance but George agreed without any hesitation.
"How did you do it?"
"With the help of the black magic I had" George said.
Before, Sam felt that George was mad, from his appearance. But now, he was sure of it.
"Can you show us how you can kill somebody with your black magic right now?” Sam said with sarcasm.
" Why should I kill anybody? I only kill those who are my enemies."
" Who is next on your list?"
" It's Ronald's turn"
" Can you kill him right here, right now?" Sam said, trying to expose him and his black magic.
" Not now. I will kill him when his time comes" He said.
Listening to his responses, Sam did not want to continue the conversation. They came forward to cuff him. This time also he cooperated without any hesitation.
Sam was dam sure that either this man is a mad or extremely wise...
But what if it's true what he says? ...
The thought stroke Sam's mind, for a moment...
No... How is it possible?...
He shook off the thought from his mind.
Detective Sam’s partner left George in the prison and came out. He locked the door. Sam was standing outside.
As Sam and his partner were returning, George cried loudly, " You are insane. ... The magic will work even if you put me behind bars. "
Sam and his partner stopped, turned and looked at him.
Sam was feeling pity about him.
Anybody would behave whimsical as him, when his sister is killed in such a brutal way...
Sam thought and continued further with his partner. After they walked some distance, again Sam turned and looked at George. Now George bent on the ground and rubbed his forehead on the ground, murmuring something.
" Keep an eye on him... I don’t want him to have any visitors. " Sam instructed.
" Yes sir." Sam's partner said obediently.
... continued ...
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Chapter 27
Ronald’s house was in complete darkness with the chirping sound of insects and the wailing of a dog the only sounds in the background. Suddenly, a group of birds, sat on the tree for shelter, flied away, fluttering their wings in fear.
Two police team members, Richard and Eric, were monitoring each and every activity in Ronald’s house on CCTV. Both Richard and Eric were in their thirties. Richard was honest and quite boring; the exact opposite of Eric who was tall and shrewd. One of the rooms from Ronald’s guesthouse was allocated for surveillance purpose. Disturbed, Ronald curled to the walls in the room, anxious that he was visible on the CCTV.
“I would have love to monitor the bedroom of a sexy couple” Eric said jokingly.
Richard didn’t show any interest in his partner’s attempt at humour.
“I would even love to monitor the bedroom of a funky married couple like you and your missus” Eric continued.
Still, Richard didn’t respond.
Suddenly, there was some movement on one of the monitors. A black cat walked across the bedroom.
“Hey, look! There's a cat in the bedroom” Richard said.
“We're not here to monitor the activities of cats and dogs. If my father would have known that one day I would have been sat here watching cats and dogs like this, he never would have allowed me to join the police” Eric said with sarcasm.
Suddenly, as the cat jumped on a square box kept in the corner, the monitor screens went blank.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” Eric said, getting up from his chair.
Richard also got up from his chair.
The humorous expressions from Eric’s face were replaced by ones of worry and confusion.
“Come on. Let’s go and check out what’s happening” Richard said, darting out of the room.
Eric followed him.
Somebody was slept on a bed. The telephone beside it kept ringing continuously. A hand came across from the bed and picked it up.
“ Yes?” It was Detective Sam’s voice.
From the other end, Eric said, “Sir? Ronald has been murdered the same way the other two has been.”
“What?”
Suddenly, Sam sat up. He switched on his bedroom light. His sleep was completely ruined.
“ What? Are you sure?” Sam wanted to make sure again, as he was not able to believe what he had just heard.
“Sir, Ronald has been killed” Eric spoke from the other side.
In spite of the continuous camera monitoring. What the hell are you people doing down there?” Sam groaned.
“Sir, actually a cat jumped onto a transmitter module. It became dysfunctional. We went in to repair it and that is when we found the body” Erick tried to explain.
Ronald’s house was in complete darkness with the chirping sound of insects and the wailing of a dog the only sounds in the background. Suddenly, a group of birds, sat on the tree for shelter, flied away, fluttering their wings in fear.
Two police team members, Richard and Eric, were monitoring each and every activity in Ronald’s house on CCTV. Both Richard and Eric were in their thirties. Richard was honest and quite boring; the exact opposite of Eric who was tall and shrewd. One of the rooms from Ronald’s guesthouse was allocated for surveillance purpose. Disturbed, Ronald curled to the walls in the room, anxious that he was visible on the CCTV.
“I would have love to monitor the bedroom of a sexy couple” Eric said jokingly.
Richard didn’t show any interest in his partner’s attempt at humour.
“I would even love to monitor the bedroom of a funky married couple like you and your missus” Eric continued.
Still, Richard didn’t respond.
Suddenly, there was some movement on one of the monitors. A black cat walked across the bedroom.
“Hey, look! There's a cat in the bedroom” Richard said.
“We're not here to monitor the activities of cats and dogs. If my father would have known that one day I would have been sat here watching cats and dogs like this, he never would have allowed me to join the police” Eric said with sarcasm.
Suddenly, as the cat jumped on a square box kept in the corner, the monitor screens went blank.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” Eric said, getting up from his chair.
Richard also got up from his chair.
The humorous expressions from Eric’s face were replaced by ones of worry and confusion.
“Come on. Let’s go and check out what’s happening” Richard said, darting out of the room.
Eric followed him.
Somebody was slept on a bed. The telephone beside it kept ringing continuously. A hand came across from the bed and picked it up.
“ Yes?” It was Detective Sam’s voice.
From the other end, Eric said, “Sir? Ronald has been murdered the same way the other two has been.”
“What?”
Suddenly, Sam sat up. He switched on his bedroom light. His sleep was completely ruined.
“ What? Are you sure?” Sam wanted to make sure again, as he was not able to believe what he had just heard.
“Sir, Ronald has been killed” Eric spoke from the other side.
In spite of the continuous camera monitoring. What the hell are you people doing down there?” Sam groaned.
“Sir, actually a cat jumped onto a transmitter module. It became dysfunctional. We went in to repair it and that is when we found the body” Erick tried to explain.