Chapter 19 : Threat from the past
Sorry for the delay. These months were hectic.
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"Jonathan, come and join me. I have some liquid here" George said. They were the only Englishman in the desserts. The diggers were native Egyptian. They don't speak English and the two Englishman don't speak Arabic. The only translator was Hassan who spoke both languages but he didn't like to spend time with George, there was culture conflict between the Englishman and Hassan. They don't communicate much other than giving orders to the diggers. And Hassan don't drink liquid. It was prohibited. George had bad attitude towards Hassan because he seen Hassan as a man with lower class than him. But Jonathan didn't have any issue to communicate with Hassan since he was a easy talking guy. "Ah... you always have a good taste" Jonathan said. "Of course... I don't drink cheap liquid" George said. "Right... right" Jonathan said. "Where have you been before you came back to London?" George asked. "I was in Egypt, finding some fortune for myself" Jonathan said. "I see... I thought you are wealthy" George said. "I am but old mum keeps it. She won't let me have it. Besides, who doesn't like money?" Jonathan said and down a bottle of wine. "You are correct. I like money as well. Do you think we can find something underneath that sands?" George asked. "I'm sure we will. I'm sure of it" Jonathan said and opened another bottle. "Why do you so sure of it? It's a myth, my friend" George said. "Yes, it's a myth" Jonathan said and nodded. He was a bit drunk. "Like Hamunaptra. It was a myth as well" George said. "Nah... it is not a myth. I found it" Jonathan said. "You found Hamunaptra?" George asked as he was closed to the answer he had been searching for. "Not me but my brother knows the way to Hamunaptra" Jonathan said. He was a big mouth brother as Evy put it. "I don't recall you have a brother" George said. Suddenly something hit his mind. 'The brother Jonathan mentioned is Rick O'Connell. His brother-in-law' George finally realised something. He had gone to dig some information at the Cairo market during they went to buy supplies.
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"Why the village was in messed?" George asked Hassan. "There was a disaster in Cairo few months ago" Hassan said sternly. "What kind of disaster?" George asked. "The fatal one" Hassan said and leaved the Englishman. "There was a man. Immortal man. He caused this. He was the disaster" one of the local who spoke English said. "How did he do this?" George asked. "There will be plague wherever he goes. The ancestors called him The Bringer of Death" the guy said. "Where did he came from?" George asked. "I don't know" the guy said. "And where did he go?" George asked. "I don't know either. But there was a rumour. He was from Hamunaptra" the guy said. "Hamunaptra? Evelyn was involved in it. I'm sure of it" George said. "Who?" the guy asked. "None of your business you filthy bugger" George said rudely. And the guy laughed. "Whatever you are thinking, don't do it. You will regret" the guy said. "Who are you? I don't need to be told of what should I do" George said. "Hamunaptra is hell. The place for devil and blasphemer... like you" the guy said it before he turned to leave. After the conversation, George went to Cairo Museum to find Evelyn. He questioned her about Hamunaptra but he failed to get any information from her because Rick suddenly appeared.
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George brought piece and piece together. The information he got at Cairo market and Jonathan, the expression of Evelyn and the couple accidently said Hamunaptra during they having a fight at Thebes. He was sure that Evelyn knew the way to Hamunaptra. He always fond for the Book of Death. The power of the book. It could bring the dead one back to life. It could make someone to fall in love with the other. Rick O'Connell must have cast a spell on Evelyn. There was no way that Evelyn Carnahan would fall in love with the uneducated American. It could change the world. It had powers that the mortal didn't have. 'I'm going to Hamunaptra and find the book. Evelyn is mine. The world is mine!' George thought. He started to plan on how to make Evelyn guided him to Hamunaptra.
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"Honey, where are you going?" Rick asked his wife when she reached for the door. "I need to get some groceries. We are running out of food for tonight's dinner" she said. "Let me do it" Rick said. "Just buying some groceries. I will be back in a moment" she said. "As you said, just buy some groceries. I can do it. Come on, give me a list. I will buy whatever you need" he said and grinned. "Alright, here you go" she said. She kissed him goodbye and closed the door. She went to her library to continue her book but interrupted by door knocks. 'He must forget to take his wallet again' she thought and rolled her eyes. "You always-" she couldn't continue her words as she opened the door and realised the man wasn't her husband.
"I'm home" Rick shouted when the closed the door. "Evie, I'm home" he said it again while he was going to the kitchen and dropped the stuffs he got from the market. "Evie?" he popped his head at the library but there was no sign of her. He walked to their bedroom and no sign of his wife as well. He frowned and rolled his eyes when he came to realize that she might have gone to the Cairo Museum. He left the house and went to the Cairo Museum to search for his wife. "I'm not going to give in this time" he mumbled while driving.
"Bob, is my wife here?" Rick asked. "No, sir. I didn't see her today. I thought she is having rest at home?" Bob said as he cared for Evelyn because she had been nice to him. "Well, I went out for awhile but she was not at home when I got back. I thought she came to here. Are you sure she is not here? If you lie-" Rick said. "Sir, I do not lie. She didn't show up for days. Including today" Bob said. "Sorry Bob, I don't mean to-" Rick said. "It's fine. I could see that you are panic. Maybe she went out for a walk. And she would be home now when you got back" Bob said as he tried to lighten the American. "Maybe she is. Thank you Bob" Rick said and left the museum. When he was driving back to his house, something wasn't right. She wouldn't leave the house just like that. She would leave note to him. Oh no, something bad. He drove fast and not even care to turn off the car engine when he reached the house. "Evie!" Rick shouted. "Ok, stop playing game. You win! Come out now" Rick said. He dropped his head and sighed. Then he noticed there was a scratch on the floor. "Evie" he turned to the door and went out to search for his wife. Instead he bumped into a man.