Searching For The End || The Umbrella Academy

Chapter 3 | Mom

After Diego and I talked for a while, Pogo and Allison entered my room. 

"Ms. Hargreeves, I have something I want to show you." 

I followed Pogo and Allison into a room that had many different monitors playing different "scenes" from our childhood. Security footage.. I was only in a couple of them. 

"Pogo.. This is.. Wow.. I didn't know he.." I tried to speak but couldn't. I was in awe. 

"Your father wanted to make sure you all were in good condition.." Pogo said, Allison and I sitting down. "There's more in the cabinet.." He said, handing Allison a key to the cabinet. Wit that, he walked out of the room and down the hall.

Allison set the key down and noticed a tape on top of the monitors. She grabbed it and slid it into one of the monitors. We both sat quietly and watched. A scene of Dad and mom popped up. Dad was laying in bed and Mom brought him something, i'm assuming was tea. Then Mom left and Dad just laid there, dead. 

"Oh my god.." Allison said. We both thought the same thing.

"Did mom kill Dad?"  I got up, trying to take in what I just saw. 

"No.. It couldn't have been.." Allison tried to reassure us. 

I sighed and walked back to my room.

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FLASHBACK:

Mom and the 8 children stood in the doorway of Reginald's room. Mom smiled.

"Reginald, the children want to say goodnight." She said, but Reginald didn't speak or look up from whatever he was writing on his desk. 

It was silent for a few moments and then Mom led the children away. "Come along children. It's time for bed."

Natalie and Allison stayed where they were.

"Children, your father is busy." Mom called after them.

"Dad's always busy.." Allison pouted, walking away. Still, Natalie stayed. 

"Com one Natalie." Mom said politely.

"Not until Dad says goodnight." Natalie said sternly. 

"Number Eight." Hargreeves commanded. 

Natalie walked away with the others.

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The next morning, Allison and I showed Luther the tape. He had the same reaction as us. But why would Mom ever kill Dad? The three of us walked downstairs to find Mom making breakfast in the kitchen. 

"Mom, can we talk?" Luther asked.

Mom nodded. "Of course."

"Lets start with this.. What do you remember about the night of Dad's death?" I said, sitting at the table wit Mom and the other two.

"Um.. Sunset, 7:33 p.m., Moon was waxing crescent, dinner was Cornish hen-, wild rice, and carrots.." Mom said, smiling.

"No.. No. Later that night. Like, maybe.. What happened leading up to dad's death?" Allison said.

"Did you go in and see him before bed?" Luther followed.

"I don't recall."

"Do you ever remember being mad at Dad? About anything?" I asked.

"No. Your father was a good man. A kind man. He was very good to me." Mom answered.

"Yes, but after we all left, it must have been difficult." Luther replied.