Hallo all, pip pip! I am writing this to the inspirational sounds of...my grandfather singing opera. But don't knock him, he won a karaoke contest in Vegas once...:D. So, here is Chapter 19, in which hopefully I will clear up most of the loose end which I'd forgotten about...*guilty look*.
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Chapter 19- Truth
(Col)
Col finally reached the top of the beach, still holding Connie in his arms. He began to head for er house, mentally going through all that Dr. Brock had told them. He could still barely believe it himself...
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Dr. Brock sighed and sat down. "Sara James was fifteen years old when she died. She was actually a relative of yours Connie; she was your grandmother's cousin. Kitty here- well, Mrs. Godfry's to you- is her elder sister."
Mrs Godfry's nodded sadly. "It was entirely my fault. I'd upset her, on the day she died. She was rejected from the society, we never quite found out why. Something about her assessment going wrong- the same way I heard yours did. We were extremely lucky that history didn't repeat it's self. I was most determined that it didn't, which was why I was so angry when I found that Francis hadn't told you about Sara."
Dr Brock looked ashamed. "I didn't want to scare you. But I guess we never should have kept you in the dark."
Col had looked from one adult to another, confused. "But...didn't you think Connie would find out about it eventually? I mean, someone in the society probably would have let it slip."
Evelyn shook her head. "But they wouldn't have done Col."
Connie had stared at them. "Why not?"
"Because no one else in the society knew."
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Col sighed sadly as he nudged the doorbell with his elbow, struggling not to drop Connie with his arm at such an awkward angle. Evelyn answered the door almost immediately.
"Col! What happened?"
"What happened?" Connie said, staring at Evelyn. "Why did no one know?"
"Because they hushed it up." Mrs Godfry's hissed. "They thought it would be bad for moral, if Society members knew that Kullervo had managed to kill newly discovered Universal- because the Society had failed her."
"She just collapsed!" Col said, walking into the house as Evelyn moved to let him pass. "On the beach! I only just caught her..."
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"We'd just fought a war against Kullervo- we managed to temporarily defeat him, but everyone knew it wouldn't be for long. Did you really expect us to tell people that he was strong enough to strike us such a terrible blow, just four years after we last defeated him?" Dr Brock replied angrily.
Col walked into the sitting room, and Lavina, Dr. Brock and Mrs Godfry's all jumped up from the sofa.
"Good Lord...is she alright?" Mrs Godfry's asked as Col gently laid Connie's unconscious form down on the sofa.
"I don't know...she just crumpled..."
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"So you just pretended it was an accident? You just ignored the fact that she obviously didn't succumb to Kullervo- resulting in her death?" Connie cried indignantly.
"Of course we didn't want to! But you must understand-people would have panicked! We had to conceal it! I wasn't completely happy about the idea but the Trustee's insisted."
"They did do something for her though Connie." Cols grandmother said gently. "When the Society helped set up NATO later that year, they used the Universals compass as the symbol, in her honour and in her memory."
"It was a mark of respect for her- she died to protect us all, to promote peace. What better way to show our appreciation as to link her symbol to a treaty to help keep that peace?"
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Evelyn felt Connie's pulse. "It's awfully quick...Connie?" she called "Can you hear me?"
And...that's all you're getting for now, folks! A little on the shortish side again, but ah well. At least it's not two lines again...:D. But for the next chapter I can promise you DRAMA!
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