“Skull & Bones: The Truth We Missed”
THE NIGHT HE SPOKE TOO LATE
The rain had been relentless since evening. the eldest member of (Kottarathil house) who is 79 years old Cherian Kurian sat by the wooden desk near the window, listening to it strike the tiled roof of his old house in Kottayam. The wall clock ticked loudly, every second echoing through the quiet room
Cherian Kurian
So late already… *he muttered, glancing at the clock*
*The lamp beside Cherian flickered. He adjusted the wick and leaned closer to the palm-leaf manuscript spread across the table. The script was old, the symbols unfamiliar to most—but not to him*
Cherian Kurian
*He traced one symbol slowly and whispered*, The truth we hid… it was never meant to stay buried forever.
*A knock which made Cherian Froze in his spot he don't move or breath*
Cherian Kurian
Who is this? *Asked in a forced clam voice*
*No answer which made the Kurian stood up slowly and took a few steps toward the door, then stopped. His eyes drifted back to the wooden box beneath the table. His expression softened*
Cherian Kurian
*Murmur to himself*if I don't speck now
*He opened the box and pulled out a folded paper, worn at the edges. Holding it in his hand, he spoke aloud, as if someone were standing beside him*
Cherian Kurian
*look at the photo frame near him* my dear granddaughter I thought it was to early for u to know
*The knock came again—this time from the back door which made Cherian's breath catch*
Cherian Kurian
It's not the wind *he whispered*
*He slipped the paper into his pocket and walked toward the hallway*
Cherian Kurian
This must not fall into the wrong hands, *he said firmly, more to himself than anyone else*
*before Cherian go there the back door cracked open a shadow stretched across the room which made Cherian shrink in fear*
Cherian Kurian
Who are you?” *he asked* What do you want from me?
*the shadow didn't answer Instead, he lifted his hand and pointed toward the wall behind Cherian .He turned slowly in fear only to notice the Craved wooden frame was a symbol he hadn’t seen in years. the one which made him lose everything onces was dear to him*
Cherian Kurian
*his face went Pale* no *he breathed* Not here. Not this close.
Shadow
“You were warned, Cherian. You didn’t give us what we asked for. And you hid yourself well—for over twenty years.”
Cherian Kurian
*Let out a weak laugh*I stayed silent. For decades. Isn’t that enough? I never come bothering u
Shadow
You kept records, *the man replied calmly* And records survive.
Cherian Kurian
*straightened his back*. So does the truth.
Shadow
*Laughs calmly* u think so? If yes then ur Wrong Cherian Over all those years no one would was able to Find the truth Until u Come into our society taken all the proof but lost everything in return for it
*There was a pause.
Then the lamp was struck from the table. It shattered against the floor, plunging the room into darkness*
Cherian Kurian
She will end what I can't finish *Whisper into the void*
*Outside, the rain grew louder, washing away sin which couldn't have happened trying to blur the image of what had Happened there
By morning, Kottayam would say Kurian Zachariah died peacefully in his home.
But silence, once broken, never truly returns
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