Before the gang left they put flowers on Iago's grave. Then they said good-bye to Cassim and left, though they were worried about leaving him alone.
Cassim stood in front of Iago's grave. He broke down and threw himself down beside the grave. He lay there all afternoon. He eventually cried himself to sleep right there beside the grave!
Yensy, Ali's sister, and her husband, Sahid, came to see Cassim when they heard what had happened. They found him laying beside the grave. They could tell that he had cried himself to sleep.
Yensy reached out and gently shook his arm. He sat up and looked over.
"Oh, Yensy, Sahid, it's just you."
"Who did you think it was?"
"I don't know."
"We're sorry about Iago." Sahid said.
"Twenty-five years as inseperable best friends and partners. Now he's gone. You think I would have been prepared for it, but I wasn't."
"There's really no way to be prepared for someone's death."
"I guess you're right, Yensy. Lets go inside."
Cassim started to rise then stopped. He took off his Hand of Midas cape pin and lay up against the headstone. Then got to his feet and went inside with Yensy and Sahid.
Cassim told Yensy and Sahid what had happened. When he finished he burst into tears, again.
Yensy and Sahid looked at each other. Yensy went over to Cassim and put her arms around him. Cassim stopped crying and got up. His grief turned into anger. He kicked the thing that was closest to him, the trunk of treasure maps.
Ignoring the pain in his foot, Cassim punched the nearest statue. Ignoring the pain in both his foot and fist, Cassim threw himself against the wall.
Yensy and Sahid watched as Cassim took out his anger and frustration on the object closest to him. Finally he stopped. He sank to his kness, crying once again. He buried his face in his hands and continued to cry.
"Grandpa."
"Go."
Yensy put her hand on his shoulder.
"Please just go. I need to be alone for a while."
"Okay. We'll see you later."