Pledge

As soon as Jack comes to know about Marlin’s death he decides to move towards the Central province to see it with his own eyes. Jack arrives at the Western province train station and boards the 1st train for the Central province. He reaches the central province and marches towards Tatun Dome. As Jack was unable to walk he had to use a cane for support. After a long search, he finally makes it to Tatun Dome. He sees that Tatun Dome was surrounded by people from all sides. Also, some military officials were investigating the site. Jack stood at a corner and was watching everything. He saw that the officers who were investigating the scene were entering and exiting the tents nearby. Jack was holding a newspaper in one of his hands and suddenly due to a gust of wind the newspaper slips from his hands and flew over, at the backside of the tent. Jack quickly goes to pick up the paper.                                          

“Sir, I have already told you everything I knew. What do you want to hear now? Lady Officer asks the Senior Officer. 

Jack was watching a Senior Officer barking like a dog on a Lady Officer. After hearing it for a while he felt that conversation suspicious so he decides to waits and listen to it. 

 “We still don’t know what these 3 were doing here? Also I heard one of them was a Soliciter”. Senior Officer seated on a chair asks the Lady Officer.

“Yes, but he resigned a day before yesterday”. Lady Officer replied, she further continues. “With the clues, we have found, we cannot conclude this to be an accident. Sir”.

“Which clues “? Senior Officer asks Lady Officer.

“Sir all 3 of them were first of all shot and then burned. We have found out bullets also”. Lady Officer replies.

“Tatun Dome is a central place of the city. But still, we found out no one who saw this. It’s strange. What are the names of these 3?” Senior Officer asks.

“Sir, among these 3, 2 are women and 1 is a man who was also the Solicter. To be more precise there was a couple and a woman inside. We have yet to find out the couple’s identity but the woman’s identity has been recognized, her name is Marlin Schwartz”. Lady Officer explains the scenario to the Senior Officer.

“2 females and a male. Look like something fishy was going on”. The senior Officer makes jokes about the dead ones. (Jack grins and tightens his fingers.)

“What shall we do Sir?” Lady Officer asks the Senior Officer for his advice. “Let’s just close this. There is no way military would be able to find the murderer. So, mention in your report that it was an accident nothing more than that”. Senior Officer commands the Lady Officer.  

                                                         
“But sir, sir…”

Senior Officer interrupts and says” What, are you feeling pity for them?”

“Are they just going to leave it like this, how it is now? No investigation or anything…” Jack speaks to himself.

“Besides what would be 2 women and a man must be doing in Tatun Dome? Does not it look like something fishy to you? HaHaHa (laughs out loud) You know what I meant?” Senior Officer passes comments on dead ones again.

                                                 
Listening to this Jack was turning red with anger; he couldn’t stand there anymore listening to this nonsense. He steps inside the tent and punches the Senior Officer on his face. Senior Officer losses his balance and falls from the chair.

“How dare you even say such a thing”? Jack questions Senior Officer with an angry tone.

Senior Officer quickly stands on both his legs and kicks the cane Jack was holding, due to this Jack collapses on the ground.

“Who the hell are you? Were you standing there all this time, listening to us? Answer me”. Senior Officer steps on Jack’s broken leg and asks him questions with a bit feared tone.

“Aaah.” Jack was crying out in pain. His right leg starts bleeding.

“Sir, he is just a kid. Maybe we shall just…”

“Just shut up. Do you have any idea, what will happen if this goes out? We both can get kill”.Senior Officer interrupts the Lady Officer and shouts at her.

There was silence in the tent for some time. Breaking this silence Senior Officer orders the Lady Officer to bring a rope. With a bit of hesitation, Lady Officer gives the rope to the Senior Officer.

                                                         
 Jack was burning with rage. Senior Officer was tying Jack’s hands. Both of Jack’s palms were in contact with each other. And Jack suddenly feels something on his palms.

“Huh…What is this feeling? I am having a sensation like my hands are burning, I am feeling internal earthquakes in my body”. Jack speaks to himself.

Suddenly from Jack’s hands, a blue spark comes out and it hit the table. The next moment table was in ashes. Those blue sparks did not stop coming and were hitting any random objects.

“He is not wearing any gages. But still, how is it even possible?” Senior Officer asks himself being afraid.

Unexpectedly one of those blue sparks hits the metal pole which was holding the tent and the tent began to fall. The Lady Officer takes the advantage of the situation and drags Jack outside of the tent with Senior Officer not noticing. The Lady Officer takes out a knife and starts slicing the rope on Jack’s hands. After cutting the rope the Lady Officer in haste orders Jack. 

                                                     
“Don’t stop anywhere, just run from here. Faraway”. Jack without having any second thoughts runs from there. 

 Senior Officer comes rushing outside of the tent asking for Jack. “Where is that kid?”

 “Sir, are you alright? And maybe he ran away (throws the knife in the bushes). Lady Officer replied. 

“What…? Where did he run away?” Senior Officer asks the Lady Officer being anxious. 

“I saw him running in the bushes“. Lady Officer replied.

 “Fine then let’s go…” Senior Officer steps forward to follow Jack but was interrupted by the crowd. From nowhere a tent falls, hence people started rushing towards the backside of the tent, to ask the military officers about it.

“How the hell, the tent collapsed all of a sudden”? One person from the crowd shouts asking about the fall of the tent.

It was big chaos among the people. 

                                           
 Controlling the situation the Senior Officer explains. “It’s just nothing to worry about. Due to a minor mistake, the tent collapsed. Also, anything related to this case is confidential for now. So leave everyone".

                                                             
“I am barely able to walk without the cane. I feel like my right leg is going to fall apart, the pain is too much. I feel like shouting this pain out, but I can’t. Is anyone following me? (Looks behind) Maybe no one.” Jack asks himself various questions.

After running for a sufficient distance, Jack decides to rest near a tree. When he gets assured that no one is following him.

“That Lady Officer helped me, but why? I don’t understand”. Jack was questioning himself, about the help done by the Lady Officer.

Jack had small burns on his palms due to the blue sparks. 

“My hands, they are feeling immensely hot, maybe due to those blue sparks. I don’t know, how did I do it? Can I do it again?

 Noo… I have bigger issues than this like, the military has declared the murder of Marlin as an accident. Can I do something about it? HUMAN LIVES should not be taken so lightly. Things can’t go on like this. Shall I rely on someone else to find the killer?

 Noo…                                                 
 But someone has to do it, wait so why not me? In fact, I am the only one. (Looks towards his hands) With this, I can find that person for sure.

 IT DOES NOT MATTER NOW WHOM I HAVE LOST, SHE WAS THE LAST PERSON WHOM I COULD CALL MY FAMILY BUT NOW… 

IT’S TIME FOR REVENGE...

 IT’S TIME FOR ATTACK...

I WILL FIND HIM WHO SO EVER IT BE…”