Am I Forgiven?

Chapter 4

Bam!

Alexander could feel himself flying back slowly. He could see the fire gobbling up the whole garden.

Gobbling up Athena!

Gobbling up their baby!

His back hit a car nearby with full force and a sharp pain seeped through his body. He collapsed on the road, bleeding out profusely. Glasses pierced his skin, carving their own tattoo on his back.

He could see people running frantically trying to protect their family. But he couldn't.

He couldn't even get up to search for her. The darkness was pulling him to sleep. He raised his hand slightly, his hand was full of blood. He hoped that Athena would come out of this fire and take hold of him. But all his hope had turned into raw blood that was splattered around the garden, changing its colour from green to red.

His hand fell and another glass pierced his hand. He slowly began to lose his hearing. And then his head started spinning, his vision clogging with tears.

And then darkness consumed him.

°°°°°

Alexander could hear a group of voices around him. They were unclear and groggy. His eyes fought to move but his body was too tired to even do that work. However he fought and opened his eyes slowly. The vision was unclear at first. The voices stopped. And then he could see everything clearly. A doctor and 2 policemen were circled around him.

"Mr. Hall, can you talk?"

"Aagg."

"Mr. Hall?"

"Yes."

"Good, I know that you are currently need rest but we need to talk to you regarding this bomb blast."

"I am sorry to disturb you, but my patient is clearly not in a condition to talk." The doctor argued.

"Doctor, please let them. I can."

The doctor shook his head and sighed.

"Okay, go on. But if you face any problems just press the button next to you."

Alexander slightly nodded.

One of the police sat on a chair beside him while the other one took out a notebook to write everything down.

"So do you remember what exactly happened before you collapsed."

"I and my wife Athena were on a small night out. We went to our favourite cafe, and I went to buy ice cream."

He stopped. He was finding it difficult to digest that something horrendous has happened.

"What happened next, Mr. Hall?"

"When I came back, she was sitting there waiting for me but a man was sitting beside her too which she didn't seem to notice. And then..."

His voice cracked, unable to take the pressure anymore.

"Mr. Hall, the man was a suicide bomber."

"What?"

His eyes turned round with shock.

"Yes, he was a suicide bomber."

He looked out of the window, the sun was setting down in the far horizon. The freckles of light spread all over the trees and gave them a golden shine.

"I lost her, didn't I?" Alexander asked while looking at the window.

"I am sorry.."

"She was 2 months pregnant."

The police officer looked up to see tears rolling down his cheeks as he tried to maintain his composure.

"They killed my wife, my unborn baby whom I had vowed to protect. I am so weak!"

He buried his face in his hands and cried out. His whole body was shaking due to the shock.

The police officer got up and hugged him. He couldn't control himself. He felt that it was his little brother crying.

"Mr. Hall, I promise you that we will try our level best to catch your wife's murderer. Let me ask one thing, what was your wife's profession?"

"She was a renowned lawyer here, Athena Stone."

The police's eyes widened.

"Athena Stone?"

"Yes."

The police officer stood up, straightening his back.

"I am grateful to her for something she did. I think this is the time to return the favour."

The man took out a paper from his pocket. He opened the pen with his lips and jot down something.

"Take my number, the name's Ivan."

"Ivan.." Alexander mumbled his name.

"Ivan Morgan."

"Alexander Hall."

"Alright, Mr. Hall. I advise you to rest. We should get going. Charles, let's go."

Alexander watched with silencing eyes as Ivan's tall and stout figure disappeared behind the cabin door.

A sudden strong emotion took over him and before he knew, his sorrowful rivers had started flowing again.
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Woosh!!! Update!😁😁😁

Wattpad is a total glitch bitch🙄 but we still love it, don't we?😁😁

We have got another character here, Ivan Morgan 👀.

Athena is dead😭 and the baby too😬.

What do you think can Ivan and Alexander together find about who did this act? Or Alexander will take different ways?

How's the story going? I would love to hear your lovely views on it.

Don't forget to vote and comment. Your every comment is enough to light up my mood😁😁😁.

I have a question for y'all-

"Meadows baby, our last name is Meadows." - from which book it is?😏

Hint: A very famous stalker and a girl who wants to solve her grandma's mom's death mystery😏

Comment down your answers☑️

Well India became the first country to land in the South Pole of the moon!🇮🇳 And then some Americans are saying, "There is no gravity on the moon. How did they land?" *shakes head aggressively*🤦🏻‍♀️

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