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Murderess

"After spending five years in prison for a murder conviction, Evelyn's last hope hinges on one man: John Garret, a specific lawyer she insists on having. She insists that she has a much complicated relationship with the lawyer But for Garret, Evelyn is nothing more than an enigma. Haunted by a recurring nightmare, Garret's life is tormented by an imaginary demon demanding salvation for the lawyer's sins. As each day passes, Garret delves deeper into the harsh truth of Evelyn's crime and the elusive solution to satisfy the relentless hunger of his demon.” The story follows A British Woman Evelyn during The Victorian Era who spends five years in Prison for a conviction of Murder but all of a sudden she demands a lawyer, specific one named John Garret who resides in America, she tends to reveal her story only to him.

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"Sometimes when I have my eyes on the sky, I feel as if the birds have been granted with the work of gods or perhaps the work of the devil, I sometimes have my utter feelings of bewilder and the felicitation for whoever had gifted them their astonishing ability, yes sir, sometimes these wicked and sullen feelings takes possession of me and in some solemn instances it stays and that is when the doctors who are obeyed to examine myself gives me nothing but I daresay only the immeasurable pain, Enough about the birds' sir, allow me to proceed in the regard of the matter. I was stunned and agitated and knew if I could speak at the said moment then my voice would surely be so shrill and so raged with annoyance for my Uncle and I would be a fool if I said that I dared to speak, oh yes I was as silent as a mouse and for sure I was to be settled in a cage as a gentleman's favor in their pet library.

  "Let me go at once and say you have understood me quite elegantly."

I shook my head and allowed my Uncle to proceed in his departure quite peacefully. A moment's reflection as soon as I was alone, convinced me that I should better not intervene in his day, and for that, I rose, took the plates, and ventured to wake poor Jenny, I wondered how will I ask of him to take this arrangement with his great tranquil, his eyes were always had the unfathomable falseness, I had the knowledge that I was never intelligible to know his behavior for response against my words, my intention was not of disturbing him as he was still a child, no matter how much I degraded yet it can never allow myself to see Jenny as vile as his conciliate of sorts, I rather will never think of how Uncle response to his vile tantrum. I remember I was settled beside Jenny when he steadily opened his eyes, despite his smile of civility, I did not seize my agitation and his face awash with curiosity, all impelled me to speak and avow my own influence to not let him act in such immature manner. I assumed he was old enough to understand the imminent responsibilities of marriage and to know how life changes henceforth the marriage. Despite the hard attempt to hide my sorrow, I still ventured to speak with my voice that had the effect of lament.

  "Dear, I have something to say to you, First you need to wake up and find Uncle," I said with the imminent departure as I rose and took him with me.

  "Go and wash your face, I will serve you the breakfast," I said while trying my best to smile, Evelyn the person who despised the melancholy feelings and in the same amount the smile of false yet now I was impelled to do so, I could not have maintained my civility, self-control, knowing what will become of me after the marriage and what will become of my old self? It will be graved deep down and I will not have my own will to act according to my own self as I will be fated to act as a wife of a very barbaric man, I hated it, I abhorred it, amply I hindrance my piteous feelings, I knew I was to provide a satisfactory behavior to Jenny to conceal the tantrum within himself and ask of him to understand the pretext of the arrangement. I had left the kitchen with the breakfast for Jenny and settled onto the breakfast table when Jenny appeared against my eyes.

  "Evelyn, I do not find Uncle anywhere," he said.

  "Oh very well then, perhaps sit down and have your breakfast,"

Jenny settled down, without the knowledge of the prescient sadness that was to be provided to him, I stayed silent as I thought to have him his breakfast in peace while his tranquility was still in his possession, I had no intention to bestir himself, not so long as I started my dreaded lips and spoke.

  "Dear, It may hold such a pang for you but fret not, it will do no harm to you, Perhaps let me speak regarding the matter now, I am to marry Uncle,"

  "Evelyn, do not brag, I am not in a mood of jokes,"

  "It is no joke, dear, I am to marry him, this early morning, he put the request against me and I had no preposterous reasons to deny his request," As soon as those words slipped from my lips, I saw his face, which was distorted by the suspicion of my words which was fated to be a part of myself, and I daresay it was not any enlighten to watch as he sat still in silence and in perplexity. For all I saw, he was not sad, he was confused and I understood in his eyes, it was such a preposterous arrangement that he had no need to abstain himself from adding to the perplexity of the matter.

  "Are we allowed to marry our uncle and aunts?" he asked.

  'Yes dear, we are,"

He smiled and stood up from his seat and there was the meagre of reasons for him to revile me or perhaps Uncle, he stood still and had a handsome smile on his cheeks.

  "I am afraid that you are happy to marry him?"

Oh, I was not happy, I was dreaded, I was slattern, addled and I was exhibiting the docility of myself in his most personal imminent perils self rather than in his most engaging of manner, I did not say a word not because I did not want to but say I had no will to lie to Jenny.

  "Well Evelyn, if you are happy then I shall grant you as well and if you are not fervent enough towards him then you should tell him directly, I have my faith in him that he will for sure understand,"

He said and waited for my response to ascertain my will though I seized his smile, the handsome smile that he always had once but had forgotten into haze henceforth the incident of our parents and I felt as if the old days had returned at last, for sure I had thought that we might have been prospered with good times, sure, I was to marry a man that had no dearth of cruelty towards me yet least we were to be settled well and with the hope that once I provide a child to him then may his barbaric behavior for me changes. I had no unquestionable desire to trouble Jenny with any sort of my problems as I hewed a furtive smile to him and with all my powers of deception, I managed to provide a satisfactory reaction to Jenny though it may hold an alternate reason yet I could not seize the moment that could steal that generous smile of my dear brother.

  "Oh I am happy, you shall go and play if you may."

He referred to my words with great emphasis while he took his leave and ventured out of the house while I was alone, Now if you may wonder, will Jenny ever get to know how maudlin, twiddling, and a great fool Uncle is? I could have informed him but at the time I urged not to as it surely would have commenced his vile tantrum behavior towards Uncle and that may have agitated him and I could not imagine what barbaric act that malevolent bastard could convict upon Jenny.

The train stopped and the wind hazed upon Mr. Garret when he looked at the board, he stared at it that displayed Norfolk, he was at his destination as Evelyn had employed him to be, the town was racked into pieces it seemed, the poor had hovered round and the hunger was quite detailed as it was entirely distinguished with great London, there was not a single shed of people in the position that could provide any such help. He walked round the town and discovered a mile distance where the rioters were screaming and screeching with the names of Kings, Queens, and the government yet they seemed well-educated and perhaps the most capable within the civilians to help him.

"The Kings, they deceived us, The Government, they deserted us, we must and we will fight with our lives and get out of their pockets what is ours, what we deserve most certainly, some of us may deserve this fate but not all of us, join us, join us now!"

  Mr. Garret waited for them to finish before he hindered their speech and he walked straight up to the leader while the citizens had their attention to themselves and not the rioters.

"Excuse me, Gentlemen," he said with meagre of provocation knowing that he had no such vile intention to provoke the uncertain future of perils while he was being held in the damned town alone. The rioters had their attention stolen by the words of Mr. Garret.

  "Welcome dear, are you here to join us in our fight? Perhaps you seem well dressed and shaven cleanly to be distinguished as a citizen of our town," The leader of the group said.

  "No – No, I am no citizen, I am here for my employment, Say I need to ask of you a direction, do you happen to know Evelyn?"

As his lips threw the words, they all looked at each other with their lament eyes, which gave the alluding sense to Mr. Garret that they seemed as if they exalt Evelyn, perhaps not in a manner that resembled any such goods.

  "Are you referring to Evelyn Folly?"

  "Can you demonstrate more? I can see the fear and anxiety on your face, what is there to be afraid of her?"

There was a long sudden silence that crawled within the parched skin of Mr. Garret and his patient had desisted his own life. Before they spoke, one of them had guided himself away from the crowd, his behavior had alluded to his exoneration for Mr. Garret.

  "She is a murderess, though I do not blame her much as her uncle had proposed to marry against her will but she has ruined the life of herself and her brother, perhaps now if you are done then I suggest you leave, we do not talk in regard of murder in this town,"

  "I understand your position but I must go to the place of incident and if you may guide me to the house then I will leave the town, I assure you,"

  The Rioters indulged themselves in a conversation, then they revealed their answer.

  "Very well, let us go then,"

Mr. Garret nodded and walked under the guidance of the group's leader, he silently followed, amply, The Leader put up a cessation onto his feet and pointed to the abode.

  "This is your destination, do what you will with the house, I must warn you by the way, the people say that the house is cursed with the demonic spirits of Mr. Folly."

Mr. Garret smiled and went inside, soon The man had deserted him with the house, it stood under the care of neglect and was racked with the signs of thief, it was expected without any owner situated into the house, he walked and surpassed the walls that was reeked with the aroma of tragedy. When he finished his employment of discoveries in the entire house, he could only release himself from the encumbrance of a smile.