Welcome everybody. I really want this story to not involve Lee, Cam, Holger, Biffy or Tina. Why? Just to show that as Lee's friend Basil is carrying out his own investigation to clear Lee's name. Oh, and happy Remembrance Day. Enjoy and review.
Cassius' Journal
Basil looked at the books on the bookshelf in the living room. Something was not right here. There was one book that wasn't written by his dad Cassius Hagen. It didn't even a title, or author name on the spine. Just from looking at it Basil could tell it was a journal, because it was placed with his dad's books no doubt it was his dad's journal.
Basil reached for it and took a look at it. It was rather plain in appearance had some newspaper clippings in it for whatever reason and was written in a combination of German and Irish.
Cassius Hagen had been a smart one. Constantly switching between German and Irish words would be hard for some people to understand.
There was a knocking at the door!
Basil stood up, with the journal in his hand and walked towards the door. He opened it and there stood his beloved Cherie Burlyn.
"Basil, hi, we're walking to school together, right?" Basil nodded. Cherie looked at the journal in Basil's hand. "What's that? One of your dad's books?"
"His journal, written in both German and Irish apparently." Basil closed the journal and grabbed his backpack. "So what's your dad like?" Basil took his key out of his pocket and locked the door to his house.
"I don't want to talk about it." Basil turned to look at Cherie. The sad tone in her voice caused his eyes to widen in shock.
"He's one of those?"
"He made me feel weak and useless."
"He is one of those!" Cherie nodded. Basil couldn't believe what he had heard. He had heard about dads like that but didn't think they still existed. That was just wrong on so many levels! Basil stood awkwardly before Cherie. Unsure of what to do, he leaned forward and kissed her on the forehead. "Come on, let's get to school."