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Chapter 7. Eternal Regret
Nancy Drewman
Wife, Mother, Widow
She died after an Eternal Struggle
Cormac looked at his mother's grave. It was next to his father's, side by side. He was crying openly. But nobody noticed; nobody was there. He was alone.
Mr. Tiny's prophecy had come true. He had went to see his mother, and now she was dead. But the way he said it, it seemed like he had a choice. I will tell you where your mother is, only if you kill her afterwards. That was what Mr. Tiny had said, and Cormac supposed he was right. He had killed his own mother, when he pushed the barrel of the shotgun up, causing the bullet to fire straight into his mother's skull. He wondered what would have happened if he had let his mother be. The Cirque will be plunged into inevitable darkness. Could it have been so? Or was it just a hollow threat to lure Cormac to kill his mother?
But he knew it was too late. He had killed her. Nothing more could be said. Only Mr. Tiny could bring her back, and he knew the meddler wouldn't.
Cormac only had one person in his family left. Well, only technically. Hibernius Tall had adopted him, taken care of him, and taught him, so he pretty much was a parent to him. If he left, he would feel like a lost man with no clothes. Sure, he had the friends at the Cirque, but he wasn't really close to any of them.
If only...... thought Colin Drewman, also known as the Amazing Cormac Limbs.
THE END
If I sounded too cheerful back then at the start, it's because I'm hyper on Pepsi and chocolates. R&R!
(Author's Note: An announcement to all readers who are interested: after I've written the epilogue, I'm going to put in a quiz about the story. The person who answers them all correctly, and puts it in first wins! First prize is a starring role in one of my new fanfics! Second prize is a not-so-starring role in one of my new fanfics. Of course, there's no guarantee that the story will be in Darren Shan, for it could be in ASoUE or AF, but if you want, you could always request it. More information when it happens.)