Shattering Hearts

(C2): Romanov Mansion

Autumn has arrived at Riverbell Farms. The sunflowers began to fall. The maple trees have also changed color . For a moment Lizzie marveled at the beauty of autumn in her eyes.The birch leaves in the valley turned golden in color and the maple trees along the road and the mountains have also turned red and orange in color,  while the grasslands are illuminated by sunlight. Lizzie is fascinated by the colorful world.

Lizzie jumps out of her chair and gets ready to go to school. He ate quickly and kissed his father and mother's cheeks before going to school. The weather outside had started to cool and her tiny body was goosebumps.

‘’Good morning everyone!’’he said as he exited the courtyard and quickly walked down small climbs.The atmosphere outside was still quiet and he did not see Watson's husband and wife outside the house.

’’Aneh , where are they? Usually they are at this kind of hour in the yard. Are they still sleeping because of the cold weather?’’muttered.

Lizzie passed the estate of Mr. Andrews and saw some of his sheep were clumping there. Smoke billowed from his home's fireplace chimney. He hugged his tiny body, then he walked quickly so as not to feel cold anymore. After arriving at the corner of the road Fanya has not been there.

For a few minutes he waited for her, but Fanya had not come as well, then he ended up going to school alone. Lizzie walks through the birch forest road, without any Fanya this street feels very quiet.During autumn there are no flowers that bloom only birch and maple trees that turn into a golden yellow and reddish color. The view in his eyes only looks like that color. A cold wind blew away the leaves that were falling on the ground.

The school is starting to show, the other kids are starting to come.

"Good morning everyone!’’sapana.

"Morning!’’greet the other children.

His round eyes did not find Fanya in his seat.

’’What's with him huh?’’lizzie Mumbles. Not long after the bell rang. His curiosity was treated after Stanfold's teacher announced that Fanya was not attending school, due to a fever. Lizzie is sad to hear Fanya is sick, after school she plans to go see her.

During school lessons she sat alone and was bored by the absence of her best friend.

Lizzie quickly tidied up her book and ran straight out of class after hearing the bell ringing after school.

He entered the Corbin family yard left his house in the growth of a towering spruce tree.His breathing was still wheezing and then pressing the bell . A woman opened the door.The woman was a tall woman with emerald green eyes and brown hair. The woman was her mother Emily.’’Good afternoon lady Corbin!’’

"Good afternoon Lizzie! You want to meet Fanya?’’

"Yes..’’the answer is firm.

"Come in! He must be happy to see you coming."

"Is Emily okay?’’

"For the moment he's fine."

They both climbed the stairs and turned left, Fanya's room was at the end of the attic. The arrival of Lizzie was welcomed happily by him.His room was pink like his room. Textbooks and other books lined up neatly on the walls of his room.

A photo of his family hanging comfortably on the wall.‘’Oh Fanya, I think something bad happened to you . School without you is boring."

"I'm fine now. From yesterday I was not feeling well, then my parents took me to the doctor and they said I had a fever and had to rest a lot. Is there anything interesting at school today."

"There's absolutely nothing interesting."

"Today Mr. Stanfold's teacher gave us a lot of maths assignments."

Lizzie took out her books so that Fanya could see them and copy them."

"Thank you this way I won't miss my school lesson."

Fanya smiled warmly at Lizzie.’’I'm really lucky to have a friend like you."

Fanya hugs Lizzie.’’Thank you, my friend."

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By night Jack Carver arrives in Moscow and stays at an upscale hotel. This is one of the facilities given by Nicola to start his investigation.Air outside started very cold, very cold, Jack spent the rest of the night sitting in a hotel room reading the case files he was investigating. In the depths of his heart suddenly appeared a feeling that would make him plunge into danger because of this case.

The next morning where some people were still sleeping and the city of Moscow was still shrouded by morning fog, Jack came out of his hotel and began his investigation. The first place he would visit was of course the Romanov mansion. Dimitri's house and his family. Taking only half an hour by taxi, Jack has arrived at a magnificent house that has now lost its splendor.

A towering fence stood firmly before him and a sign bearing the words Romanov was still firmly attached to the wall. The creaking sound of the iron fence deafened his ears. Slowly Jack entered the courtyard of the mansion which is now in ruins.Before entering, for a while he stared at the house with a sad look.

After being satisfied to look at , Jack entered the house. The house no longer has a roof .

’’Truly sad ‘’gumamnya.

Inside the house there are still some items that do not burn out but have been covered by spider webs. Shards of wood and glass scattered everywhere.Jack hoped there he could find an object that escaped the sight of people.

Every room in the house he traced carefully.He also entered the room that was once a kitchen .The results of his search in the room finally produced results, he accidentally saw an object sparkling because it was hit by sunlight under a table that had been destroyed.

Jack reached out his hand to pick it up even though it was a bit difficult but he finally managed to take it.’’What is this?’’

It was covered in thick dust and in a hurry he cleaned it by rubbing his hands on the object.

’’A pendant,’’gumannya with happy face.

He opened the locket and inside was a picture of a little girl.

’’Who is this person?’’ask him to yourself.

He hurriedly stuffed the locket into his pants pocket after he was startled by the sound of a broken twig being stepped on by someone. Jack came out and saw a woman standing looking at the mansion.Once the woman let out a long sigh.

‘’Who are you?’’ask Jack. The woman was aghast not thinking there would be anyone else besides her.

"Sa..me...say first who you are?’’

Why are you asking back? ‘’thinks Jack.’’All right my name is Ja...Jason's." Jason."

Jack was about to give his real name to the woman in front of him, he had already decided to give a fake name to a person who might have something to do with the case he was dealing with right now.

"Now tell me who you are? And what are you doing here? It's not a place that's usually visited by people let alone a woman like you."

"I'm Thalita Fretzie. I come here every time I have time."

"What do you mean?’’

"My brother used to work here as a waitress, but in the end he was accused of burning down this house and trying to kill the Romanovs."

"Ah so you're her brother" Jack continued.

"My brother is not a murderer, because there is no solid evidence. The culprit's been tampering with all the CCTVs here. I'm sure the real culprit is an insider."

"All right, forgive me."

"Since my brother was accused. His health became compromised and the policemen kept an eye on him the whole time."

Jack then watched the woman in front of him closely. She had long blonde hair, her body was slightly thin and her face was slightly oval, but the beauty of her face was still very clear even though she was no longer young.

"Then what are you doing here?’’

"Ah I am a tourist here, I happen to see this magnificent house that is burning, then I am interested to see it and surely you already know that the news is famous everywhere’’.

"Oh so you're just a tourist."

"true."

"Sorry earlier I was already angry in front of you’’.

"That's no problem."

"I just don't want them to think my sister is a murderer, because I'm pretty sure my sister is innocent. My sister had been framed by someone, I was pretty sure of that, because on the night of the incident suddenly my sister who was taking a vacation on the phone by someone to come to this mansion, was, but not long after I heard that my sister had burned and killed the Romanovs. I know my sister very well, she is not a bad person, but people do not believe,’’ Thalita said as she shed tears and willingly Jack lent her a handkerchief.

‘’Do you know who has called your sister?’’

"I don't know, but the caller was a man."

"Do you recognize his voice? Could it be one of your sister's acquaintances or your friends?’’

Thalita just kept crying.’’Sorry for making you hear my story, I don't know who else I'm talking to, everyone's accusing my sister of being a murderer. He even tried to kill himself in his room."

"Your sister tried to kill herself?"

Thalita nodded slowly and her eyes were already reddened.

"Did your sister ever say who the person who called her was?’’

Thalita shook her head.’’He said he didn't meet the person who had called him."

"It's weird."

"I'm sure all of this has been arranged by someone and I'm sure my sister has been framed, but thank God my sister was released, because there's no hard evidence."

"Who do you think?’’

"Next...’’.

Jack tried to calm the woman who kept crying beside him.’’I'm sure one day the truth will be revealed."

"I hope so too."

Jack was still trying to calm the crying Thalita and comfort her.

Jack Carver has returned to the hotel and is lying on his bed. He clutched a locket he found in the ruins of the Romanov family home. A little girl was standing with a woman she thought was definitely her mother, but she could not see her mother's face clearly, as the top of her picture had been damaged by water.

He has absolutely no idea what this girl has to do with the case he is now handling, but his instincts say surely this thing has a close relationship.Fatigue began to approach him, he said, it didn't take long in seconds Jack was asleep.

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In the late afternoon, Lizzie came home from school alone. Along the road to his house there were many layers of fallen leaves that would make a crunchy sound when someone walked over them.

On the birch road there is a canopy of yellow leaves and also some other plants that have withered and have also changed color to brown. Lizzie walked while dancing on the birch path and her blond hair fluttered in the autumn breeze.

The sound of the car's horn made him jump in shock and Lizzie looked so angry at the driver of the car that it had taken him by surprise. The car stopped and the window glass started to roll down. A young man wearing black glasses appeared in the driver's seat.

Lizzie squinted her eyes and she was sure she had seen the young man before.

’’Hai little boy, if the road is not careless, you have blocked my way."

Lizzie added angrily got a shout from the young man.’’This street is yours? This is a public road, you have to be careful if you want to drive a’’ car

"Little boy has dared to argue. You were walking in the middle of the road, you know, if you get hit by a car, you'll know the taste."

Lizzie looked at the young man with wide eyes and her face was filled with annoyance and anger, before she had never felt anger like now in someone.

’’Looks like you're not here, I rarely see you around here."

"I'm not a villager, so what do you want?’’

"You should apologize to me."

"Apologies to you?’’asked the young man half-mockingly.’’Sure enough, it should be you who apologized to me,’’ said the young man arrogantly.

"So you've been yelling and scolding me all of a sudden, so let's apologize to me."

Lizzie got closer to the young man. The young man sighed in annoyance, then opened his black glasses. Lizzie kept watching the young man's face and her feelings said that she had met him somewhere and he felt the same feeling that he had met the little girl in front of him somewhere, suddenly Lizzie and the young man realized something. ‘’Reacted you,’’’screamed they were both together.

Lizzie looked resentfully at the young man who had just gotten out of his car. He never thought he would see her again. The young man who had scolded him some time ago when he and his best friend, Fanya slept in his room.

’’It turns out you are the girl and we have also met in Moscow. I never thought we'd see each other again here. It turns out you were terrible too."

Lizzie was surprised. He had not expected to be reunited with the young man who had always stared at him during the visit to the grandfather's house. He put on a grouchy and sullen face. He hoped he would never see her again.

" I'm pissed at you, because you almost hit me."

"It's your fault for walking down the street."

"But you drive your car so fast. Do you drive always like that?’’

"It's none of your business."

"Next time you don't drive like that here again. You have to apologize to me."

"I don't want to."

"You're this,’’ said Lizzie's anxious.

"Little kids like you should be home by now not wandering around the edge of the woods like this."

"It's none of your business either."

The young man opened his glasses and now Lizzie can clearly see his face . Her bright blue eyes radiated anger at him. His handsome face in the autumn afternoon sun made his facial skin look shiny. Lizzie momentarily fascinated. The wind blew waving his pitch-black hair.

"Look, I don't want to waste my time here fighting with you. So you better not get in my way, you better get out of front of my car right now."

Lizzie still looked angry and pouted, about to cry.

"alright. I surrendered. I'll apologize to you. Ii'm sorry. Are you satisfied now? So now get out of my car."

Slowly Lizzie began to step aside without saying anything more and the young man got back into his car. The car was back to speed.’’He was being so arrogant. Unlike his father who was so friendly and kind,’’gumamnya.

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Meanwhile in a house not far from Lizzie was 50-year-old woman whose hair was a little gray sitting in a wheelchair in the front yard of her house. The woman's gaze was always looking towards the gate of her house as if waiting for someone's arrival.

Honeysuckle tree that grabs the walls of his house thrives even though now the color has turned brown.A smile adorns the face of the woman.‘’Hello mom!’’greet a long and braided black haired girl.’’How is mom doing now?’’

‘’It's better. I heard you got fired as a nanny." The girl was sad.

"Do not be sad, you should come here immediately and accompany me here. I'm glad you finally came here and decided to stay with me here."

The girl looked at her mother with affection.

"It looks like the air in this village has made the mother better,’’the girl smiled faintly.

"That's right. You're a good Milly boy. I know that you're fired, it's not entirely your fault that Mr. Victor should have heard your explanation first."

"Thank you, I'm willing to trust me and it looks like the burns on my body are better. Does it still hurt?’’

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

"Our family has served the Romanovs for many years, but in the end we were laid off like this."

"Don't blame them, Mr. Sergei has been very good to us thanks to his mother getting healing like this."

"Mother was right, Mr. Sergei was very kind but not with Mr. Viktor, his nephew."

"Had Milly not spoken carelessly about them."

"good. I know."

 "Let's go in! It's so cold outside."

Milly pushed her mother's wheelchair into her house.[ ]