The Dead is raising
The Search for BB
Vincent was now more curious then before, his parent's reaction and the pocket watch's details, only grew his curiosity even more than before.
"I'm going to find out who this is" said Vincent as put his hand into a first
Vincent ran downstairs and quietly walk pass the living room, his father was reading and his mother was doing some sowing. Vincent quietly took his jacket and put his shoes on and went to get watch. Vincent sneaks into his parent's room and found his father's coat.
"Where is it?" Vincent patted down his father coat which hangs from the chair
"Where the pocket watch?!" Vincent went to his father's closet and went through his father's coats when he suddenly felt something hard in a inside pocket
"There it is!"
Vincent stuff the watch in his jacket and walk towards the main entrance, Vincent only had the chance to hold the door knob in his hand when he suddenly heard something.
"Where are you off too, son?" Ask Victor as he lowered a corner of his newspaper
"No where special" lied Vincent as he tried to think of an excuse
"I'm...uh...going to see...Abraham"
"Did you heard that, Victor!" said Victoria as she place her hand on his knee
"I did" said Victor as he place his hand onto her's
"It's not a big deal" said Vincent as he place his hands inside his pocket and held the watch
"Just have fun!" said Victor as he stood up and walk towards him
"I…I will" said Vincent
"Be home before diner" shouted Victoria
"Alright, mom!" Said Vincent as he opened the door
Vincent walk down his street, making his parents believe he was indeed going to see Abraham but in reality he wasn't.
"So how am I going to find out who is this BB?" Thought Vincent while he pass by one of his family's fish stores
"HEAR YE, HEAR YE! VICTOR VAN DORT AND VICTORIA VAN DORT ANNOUNCES THEIR OPENING OF THEIR NEW FISH STORE!" yelled the Town Crier while he rang his bell
"I can't believe that he didn't lose his voice yet" said Vincent as he watch the Town Crier pass by
"Vincent!" shouted a voice
"Abraham" Vincent turned around and was immediately greeted by a strong pat on the back "Oach!"
"Sorry! So what's up?" ask Abraham
"None of your business, Abraham" said Vincent as he pulled his coated down
"Oh! Come on, Vincent!" said Abraham as he wrap his arm around his neck "You have to tell me!"
"Why should, I?" ask Vincent
"Because, I showed you that skeleton a few weeks ago" said Abraham
"That doesn't mean, I have to tell you what I'm doing" said Vincent while he place his hands in his pocket
"You're no fun, Vincent Van Dort" said Abraham
"Thank you very much, Abraham Weatherford" said Vincent as he walk away from him
"If you're looking for that dead person's identity...you should probably go to the city Archives" said Abraham as he casually turned around and stared at the sky
"Wh...How did you know?!" ask Vincent as he couldn't believe that Abraham knew
"It was obvious, Vincent" said Abraham
"What do you want?" ask Vincent
"Nothing, nothing at all" said Abraham as he smiled at him
"Why did you tell me?" ask Vincent with a suspicious tone
"I can't even help a friend?" ask Abraham as he ran off
"A friend" Vincent took out the pocket watches and stared at the initials
Vincent went to the town archives and began his search
"Ah! You're the young, Van Dort boy" said an old lady
"Yes, I am!" said Vincent while he unbutton his jacket
"Is there anyway, I can help you?" ask the old lady
"Could I have all the documents with the initials, BB?" ask Vincent
"Of course, young man" said the old lady, the old lady took her cane and went behind the offices
A few moments later, the old lady returned with two folders
"Here you are" said the old lady as she place the folders onto the table
"Thank you" said Vincent as he took the folders
Vincent went towards a table and removed his coat, and place it on the chair. Vincent sat down and took out the pocket watch, and opened the first folder.
"Bartholomew Bourke, age 34, has a small fortune with the flour merchandise...Hum" Vincent look at the pocket watch, with its golden details and sliver watch "There no way he could offered this type of watch"
Vincent moved the folder away and opened the second one
"Lord Barkis Bitten?" Vincent stared at the watch once more, he knew that a lord would be able to offered this type of high quality watch "Was married to Miss Victoria Everglot...WHAT!", Vincent jaw drop, he couldn't believe that his mother was married before. Vincent continued to read the rest of the folder and find out more of this Lord Barkis Bitten "Location is unknown; Lord Barkis Bitten has mysteriously disappeared after his marriage to Victoria Everglot. Victoria Everglot later remarried to the first born of the Van Dort, Victor Van Dort"
Vincent lean back in his chair and stared at the ceiling
"I...I...I can't believe it!" said Vincent
"How is it going?" ask the old lady while she approach him
"I have to go!" shouted Vincent as he took his coat and pocket watch "Thank you!" Vincent ran out of the town archives while he put his coat on
"What a fine, young man" said the old lady as she took the folders from the table
Vincent ran back home and burst into the house
"Vincent, welcome home" greeted Victor and Victoria
"Lord Barkis Bitten" Vincent look at the name once more and at the watch
Victor and Victoria stare at each other in complete shock and horror
"Where on earth have you learned of this name?!" demanded Victoria with a worried tone
"I went to the archives" said Vincent while he removed his coat "And found out who it was!"
"Vincent!" Victoria worriedly look at Victor
"Dad, Mom, who's Lord Barkis Bitten?" ask Vincent as he turned the watch around with the initials facing upwards
"Vincent! What did you do?!" demanded Victor as he pick the watch up
"I wanted to know who it was and I did! Why won't you tell me who this is?!" demanded Vincent as he retook the watch from his father's hands
"Lord Barkis Bitten is a horrible man" said Victoria
"He did many horrible things" said Victor
"Like what?!" ask Vincent
"He killed a young woman and wanted to kill us" said Victor
"What!" Vincent stared at his hand and look down at the watch
Continue Reading for Barkis's move
End