Shadow of a Child

End of Crime

“Take me out of here!!”

magic grandma!!”

The wooden door that was held back by the big beam kept swaying, behind the door was a girl pushing the door, forcing it to open, but the effort she put in was nil, the power drained, the power drained, Marina sat behind the door with a breath of breath, her sweat pouring out, She approached the window and opened it to get some fresh air, until she began to breathe a long time, She sat down next to her.

He continued to imagine that in front of him was the seaboard from his yard, imagining the sound of a ship that continued to sail with the call of the sea so swift, breaking the waves, sitting down slumped while showing a smile, it was as if his life was about to end.

“Either why, all this feels will soon be closed,

it all ended up in my own home, by the way,

leaving everything I love, for,

and everything I dreamed of

why does everything feel more peaceful and calm

from the world I now occupy??”

In his right hand was a photo of the man holding his sword at his waist, giving a smile from the black-gray picture, He looked at her one last time, taking off his sweet smile, his eyes closed and his mouth was silent a thousand words.

Far away from there, Mr. Jason drove his car, he kept pushing his engine to move, so that the car he was riding in was running faster than usual, until he stopped in the middle of the crowded city of London, the residents walked with a crowd in the middle of the street, holding papers and boards with large writing, shouting in front of a large white building.

“Today is a rally in front of the courthouse,

the world is indeed like a survival game”

Mr. Jason complained about his life, but he did not complain about the business of saving his baby, and continued to ignite the gas so fast that it formed smoke from the car as it went.

………….

“Jake, look to the back door!!”

Mr. Bear patted his shoulder with his little hand, Jake who was tidying the table looked back, his eyes were fixed on his back, the animals were standing behind him, one of them was knocking on the door.

“Child, open the door, we want to talk to you”

They looked at each other, confused.

As they all sat down, Jake looked at them in confusion, his face was turned upside down, “What are you all doing??” he asked, then a parrot, flew over to him, “Jake, we heard that Marina was in danger, we were so sorry for her adoptive father”, he said, with her red wings still flapping, adjusting his position to the boy,“so we all decided to help Mr. Jason, save Marina”, hear the decision of the animals, his eyes widened, including Sky immediately got up from his seat, as if I couldn't believe hearing all that.

“But this is a dangerous mission, we don't know who kidnapped her, and it's possible that if we deal with this, we'll all stand on the edge!”

Jake is so worried about them that he thinks he's still a kid to do his best friend's rescue, doubts come to him, between keeping him inside a big house or going out to save his best friend. Knowing that he was hesitant, the teddy bear approached him, He stood on a bench and his little hand held his index finger, looking at him with big black buttons, “Nak, what's your problem???” tanyakanya.

“Master Bear, I want to save Marina, but I'm still a kid, what if I trouble all of them, and maybe make my parents worry a second time,  and what would happen if Mr. Jason found out about this, after the forest school incident, I didn't dare to get out of this house"

"They will punish me more severely "

His worried voice appeared, He clenched his hands while holding back his tears, then, Sky stroked his face with his black nose, his eyes looked at him calmly, "Jake, it wasn't your fault back then, it was, I should have been monitoring you guys not to sneak into the woods, maybe I'm being less strict with you guys because it's so new here for me, since I've been here, I've been meeting you guys that it makes me happy, and to save him, you have to be brave, not afraid of the risks, everything has a cause and effect"

" I'd like to ask, do you consider Marina to be your best friend?"

She nodded with a puffy face, "more than a friend, She's like my sister"

"Do you love her?" He nodded

"why?"

"Karna, ever since Marina joined this family, I've not been lonely, She's the only child who loves me so much for who I am, and the people here have become our slaves, but Marina thinks I'm her best friend"

They heard the boy's heart.

"If there is no him, maybe we will not find a forest school, or enjoy the forest to climb the cliff and meet the wolf area"

Mr. Bear stood proudly, "Son, after you told him about it, what do you think?" Ask again.

"Everything went blank, seeing Mr. Jason never smile again since his loss"

"Then, if Marina's experience is also experienced by people you love like your mother or your father, what do you do?"

"Of course, keep looking until you meet, and fight off the culprit who hurt him"

Jake answered with anger, He hit the wind with the head of his hand, Willow the wolf and Sky a big dog just winked, their mouths silent a thousand words and glanced at each other.

"He was indeed too active, and reckless....."

"But, at least he still had the ambition to save her"

........

Marina broke him who was restrained by the wood after a short rest, only his strength continued to be drained every push He gave, until He fell exhausted, his breathing was wheezing, He was constantly short of breath because of the dust around the attic due to the wood dust that fell, no one cleaned, yes, either because the attic is so high or because no one wants to clean it, he also hears small rats with spiders wandering around the attic. Life was at the end of the horn, He could no longer stand, until before long, the door was opened, He stared at the figure in red robes holding the doorknob, staring blankly at the girl who was drooping, and he looked at her, and carried him out of the attic.

"Miss, this girl was found unconscious, what are we doing?"

The woman's figure raised her face with her black fan, "take her into the backyard, put her near the edge of the cliff, while the waves were setting, throw her before anyone else knew" the woman ordered, the figure simply bowed with his hands on his left chest, and carried the unconscious girl out of his sight.

The dark blue car arrived before the black gate, in front of them was a pair of Men standing guard at the gate, their faces so fierce, their gazes so sharp, they were so sharp, they stared at the well-dressed men, "what can we help!!" Their voices were so heavy and loud, Mr. Jason ventured to confront the guards, "I want to meet Miss Belldock, there are important things I have to talk to her about" he said, "on a holiday like this? they're on vacation in France, and they're not home, what makes you desperate to see Miss??" He held a rifle in his left hand, preparing to be shot.

" I've been informed that Miss Belldock was involved in a chain-of-kill case that happened to a Royal Victoria Dock resident that continues to this day, and I'd like to examine it"

"do you have the authority to investigate and make him a suspect?"

"Everyone we interviewed as a witness and the victim's family said that every victim had a relationship with Ms. Belldock, so we were suspicious of her" he said, but the prison did not move in her presence, He did not move to give him a way, but took it as a sign that He was expelling the Man.

Mr. Jason did not hesitate to take a roll of paper from his car, "this is a warrant from the law minister, to search this place", he continued while showing a letter with a red ribbon gold badge, blue and white.

"Minister of law does not know adab against nobility, including You yourself are not taught adab, You must not behave like that to the king's sister"

Suddenly, behind the Man appeared a large dog, He was running fast, barking loudly, He was so happy as he ran up to his master. Seeing his arrival made the gatekeeper run away, Mr. Jason was astonished, seeing the big man running away quickly, dodging something familiar to him, he frowned as a sign of his curiosity.

He looked back and saw a big dog running to him, "Sky??" Heran, seeing his pet dog coming to him, he laughed until he closed his mouth because he was surprised to see the prison running.

"It turns out, the burly guard was afraid to see this cute dog"

"He's a funny guard!!"

Seeing his master laughing, Sky blinked his eyes, curious about what had happened to him, before long, they heard the sound of a spinning wheel, they saw a child pedaling his bicycle, He approached them, "Jake, how do you.", he smiled, "actually, Sky led me here "he answered with confidence.

"What are you doing here?

isn't it very dangerous here, you should be inside the house, they're after you too!!"

"Master, protecting Marina is my responsibility as a servant, a friend, and also a part of this family. I'm not gonna let that witch kill her like she killed her mother"

He got off the bike, stood straight in front of him, his eyes fixed on his master and his hands firmly clenched.

"I won't let anyone in the world separate us and destroy any part of us, the present is not okay, a lower-class child should be the victim of all this, an act like this I will never forgive,

We have to save him before anything goes on"

Jake stood up excitedly, Mr. Jason was confused, he just froze without opening his mouth, "why is this boy acting like a hero?" He asked curiously, Sky approached his ear.

"After the speech of the doll" he whispered.

the kids"

They began to enter the courtyard of the noble's house without any conversation between them, then stopped in front of the large door, Mr. Jason unhesitatingly knocked on the door, he kept knocking but there was no answer from the clerk of the house, Jake and Sky who were with him sitting by the door exhausted, they just sat there pensively, he said, He opened his hat and used it as a fan, "the witch's grandmother doesn't answer us" Sky complained, her feet scratching the wall to cause small scratches and ear-piercing friction, "What are you doing, what are you doing, bad dog, do you know it's not good to hear?!" Annoyed him.

"Old Granny was a long time ago, I don't know what she was doing,

and that makes it long and troublesome?"

"Hiding Marina?" His whisper.

They waited at the door, and before long it opened, a woman greeted ya warmly, "Welcome, dear Mr. Jason Frederick, what made you come here?" He asked warmly, his smile so sincere, as well as his daughter emerging from the stairs, his clothes so graceful, He approached the Young Man, "astaga, Mr. Jason, what made you come here?" Miss Belldock asked subtly, she was silent, smiling lightly, "just want to visit Miss and your son, I want to see Mr. Belldock, is he here?" Asked curiously, Lilith walked up to him while fixing the badge and suit she was wearing.

"Sorry Jason, I'm not at home, behind this he's not calling us"

"Where is your father now?"

"In France, to work"

He nodded, "your clothes are so beautiful and this Cosmos flower pin is from whom Sir, is there a woman who captivated you?"

Mr. Jason fell silent, "actually, it was my adopted son who gave it to Me" he replied, Lilith gloomily hearing the reply, "Marina isn't it?" He nodded, "He's gone".

The young lady kept stroking Mr. Jason's suit, "why do you miss that boy so much, when you could have married and had a child instead of adopting him?"

Lilith continued to cling to him so Jake and Sky who saw her instantly turned their eyes and walked towards the hall behind the stairs, irritated and holding their breath, "that woman just keeps clinging to Mr. Jason, what's up with this??"He asked in an Upset tone, "He would like our Master to not take care of Marina compared to the woman who is infatuated with him", he replied suspiciously "and they expected Mr. Jason to be in their family circle" continue the dog.

"The magic women are disgusting, they better go to the mental hospital alone" Sky sneered

Jake, who heard it, became curious, but asked him to forget it and look for Marina, they ran to the various rooms, opened one by one until suddenly as they were about to open the door, to their surprise they saw the Old Man lying lifeless, auntie was dark purple, her eyes were open sheets, red as if unable to endure the pain and the smell was so foul, as they begin to feel nauseous, Jake closes his nose with his hand, Sky forces himself to enter and finds out that the body, "this father died of poisoning", is sitting next to him.

"What are you doing here, bad boy!!!"

The heavy voice made Jake look back, He was silent, his body trembled as a red-robed figure stood behind him, his eyes were so sharp, his hands were wearing black leather gloves, He trembled when he saw the blood-soaked knife in his hand and the scabbard became red because of the blood dripping on the floor, his eyes shed tears “no.

“This kid from Africa prevents me from enjoying my results!!”

“What are you doing with him?!” He got up and took the umbrella beside the corpse, then hit it hard, but He picked it up and slammed it tight, “bad boy, don't block the old man!” his yell.

“ARGH!!!”

Sky heard his screams, He immediately jumped up and bit the man's hand, tightly He swung it violently, “I will not let you go if you hurt my master!”, so angry, so angry, Jake tried to get up and take the umbrella quickly, so there was a fight between a man, a dog and a boy, they fought hard, until their cries rang out to the front door.

……..

On the other hand, Mr. Jason with Lilith, he couldn't move because she kept approaching him, even he held her hand so she couldn't get away from him, “Master Jason, where do you want to go, even where does he hold her hand, don't you want to talk to me??” he asked in a gentle tone, He showed jealousy, and acted as if he were a child, but Mr. Jason began to act coldly, after hearing the commotion, without saying a moment, He left him alone, he left him alone, “Master Jason, where are you going??” ask Lilith softly.

“I know, all of you are hiding something from this world, do you know at this moment why I came here??”

He was silent, while the woman shook her head.

“I have a promise from a girl I love, to take care of her child, and now, I have learned that He is in your hands because you want me to be someone who should be for this social standard”

“Do you know we have a great responsibility to lead,

but we ruin, that responsibility we throw away because of our passions.”

“Mr Jason, they are, different from us, they alone cannot enjoy the paradise we have”

“DIAM!” she shouted, Lilith shed tears.

“You love me because you feel that you are the only one in the world who is the prettiest, richest and nobleman, but do you know what woman I am?

He who has a good heart, no matter he is rich or poor, beautiful or ugly, and high or low, as long as he is good, those eyes will all seem to himself who he really is”

“Think it Lilith, after you've made various mistakes, I hope you can reflect on it”

Mr. Jason ran away, then he saw Jake, Sky was fighting the mysterious figure, his eyes were wide, his face was so red, that he took a stick and hit the neck until the figure fainted, their breath was stingy, “Master, the figure had just killed, and there was a corpse!”, Mr. Jason ran and broke, his eyes wide open when he saw the figure of the dead man, “Master Belldock….” muttered, while Jake tied the robed man's hands together, He opened his grasp and saw the light blue strap, Sky kissed him and barked loudly.

“Sky, what is it??”

“This master belongs to Marina, and I smell it!!”

The dog followed the smell, Mr Jason and Jake followed, they walked until the big dog stopped in front of the glass door, they wondered, “why did you stop, did you lose track???” until when they looked out, there was a woman who was facing the sky, they opened the door and approached her, “Nona Belldock” called her, She looked and they widened their eyes, with him was a girl they were looking for.

“Marina?!”

“Dad, Jake, Sky, help me!!”

Marina is held back by her, her neck is a kitchen knife, Miss Belldock smiles with them, “Jason, it's good to see you again”, she's angry, her hands are clasped to hold her anger, “Nona, what are you doing, what are you doing, release!!” firmly, but he laughed at her, the girl tried to let go of her ambush.

“Jason, the girl is the son of a woman who has stained your sacred heart, so this filth must end her life”

“Marina Herlock, a sweet name, but your name became insulted when it was given to you”

He cried loudly, “Your color, your adoptive father's family became tarnished, even though they are a family of genius”, He also bit the woman until from her hands dripping with blood, “Do not despise her family, she said, magic granny!” regrettably, Miss Belldock took off her arms so that she fell, the woman screamed in pain, looked at her blood which continued to pour out, and Marina walked with her breath out, away from her. Mr. Jason, Sky and Jake who witnessed the incident fell silent, their mouths open.

“Master adopts vampire child?” whispered Jake.

“If He's a vampire, He's dead before” he replied.

Marina tried to get close to them, but Miss Belldock took it straight away, she raised it by force and placed her head on the end of her balcony which was near the edge of the cliff, “Let go of me!!” he shouted, but He put the tip of the knife near his neck, “Marina, would be perfect England if there were no you and subordinates, this country would be a superpower, if you all disappeared!!”, you are all, as He was about to stab him, Sky ran and ambushed him, Marina was about to fall but He held her down, her feet were not on the ground, hanging between the water and the ground, He was trying to lift her up, “I have to go back to him” in the meantime, Mr. Jason with Jake against the woman, the attack between a woman with a dog and 2 men, they attacked, Jake used an umbrella as a weapon, he said, assisted by Mr. Jason, he tried to paralyze the woman's movements, Sky bit his dress to pieces.

Before long, Miss Belldock fell, breathing uncontrollably, seeing the boy near her, he kicked and ambushed her, Jake was arrested

“Do you know, you should have said thank you, for clearing your name from that woman, and now you have two options, she said, do you want to save the girl but this boy will die or save this child despite giving up the girl's life”, the woman's evil laughter begins to thrill Jake.

“Mr...”.

He saw Marina was about to fall, but before his eyes was a boy who was threatened to be killed with various options, “Master, save Marina, he is better for you!” jake shouted, but Marina heard their conversation, “Dad, save Jake, She has to move on, let Me be the one who will catch up with my Mom!!” , she shouted, Mr Jason looked at the two of them, he said, the choice made him a dilemma, which all depended on the two children, for him they were very valuable to him.

No longer able to act, Mr. Jason just stood up, with a drawn sword, thinking about the decision he would have, not far from his sight, Sky was recovering his strength, seeing that he had given him an idea, Sky was recovering his energy, He whistled until He ran, He pointed to the bird that was perching, on the woman's shoulder, immediately He obeyed the orders of his master and oppressed Miss Belldock, at that time the ambush was released so that Jake was free.

“Let go of me, naughty dog!!”

“birds!!

and I won't forgive you either, witch!!”

While Sky and Jake are fighting Miss Belldock, Mr. Jason approaches the balcony and tries to pull her, “Dad, Jake how?” he asked, He smiled, and pulled, “He is fine” he replied with relief, He was breathing calmly. Miss Belldock managed to beat Jake and Sky, He broke the Man down until He fell down, lucky He held the fence from the balcony, He looked at them angrily, “You, you, preferring the boy over us, you deserve a heavy punishment!!”, He was about to let go of the man's grip, Mr. Jason lifted Marina up and hugged her tightly.

“Marina, forgive dad..”.

Miss Belldock managed to take off the man's grip, Mr. Jason with Marina fell into the sea, lucky when he was about to plunge, there was a hand that pulled their hand, slowly they were raised towards the land. Mr. Jason picked up the girl and put her on the bench, He saw the police group holding Miss Belldock hostage, Lilith and the red-robed figure, one of them approaching him, “Master, from the evidence, all connect to them, thank you for telling us soon, they will be punished according to the rules of” he said, He smiled, beside him, they also treated various wounds from Marina, Jake, he said, Sky and himself.

The captives were led to the police car, they approached Miss Belldock and Lilith, “Unfortunately your popularity ends here, I hope you can all contemplate yourself in prison before your lives are lost”, Miss Belldock looked at them cynically, and the car that was transporting them went away.

“Dad...” Marina hugs her, Mr. Jason smiles to see her back, Jake and Sky feel moved and hug them all, “You made us cry!!!” They laughed at the behavior of the boy. “Marina, Jake, Sky, let's go home” take him, they boarded the car and left the mansion.

Arriving at their home, Miss Emily and Mr. Milo saw those who came home, Marina had just got off the car running to hug her, “Nona...” Her smile, She hugged him warmly, her longing overflowed, she said, He also hugged his biological son, “Marina, never get involved again in a criminal case, you made us all have heart attacks!!”, He just laughed, Mr. Jason came, they approached him, “Master, , let's break” he said, He smiled, “baik, but I can't rest on my own, because since meeting you guys, I feel you're all family, I feel like you're all family, how we sit in the backyard while telling stories”, he said, they accepted it, and the family finally reunited, telling stories with joy and sorrow, laughter and jokes again filled the house.

Such was the atmosphere of the house, they began to get back together, coming from various places, reunited in the house in Edensor, united in love, with its existence, the atmosphere that was originally calm is now crowded.

—TAMAT—