36: Revealed

Kaleb

“Nothing?”

People looked at us making us feel we were mad and had wasted their time.

“Impossible.”

There was nothing in the cell. All the effort we had put in had flown into oblivion. It seemed as if we had wasted everyone’s time on a meaningless joke. Our efforts proved futile and the trust we had earned from Uncle Rustuls was gliding to one side.

Ebenboth smirked at me when no one was looking because I knew he had done something horrible. It was unpredictable though. It made it seem like he had hidden Bill’s remains in some other place where people would least expect it to be.

As quick as a lightning bolt, I’d say.

Darla stepped forward about protesting, but I made sure to shift her backward knowing it would only make things worse.

“As you can see people, there’s nothing in here.” Uncle Rustuls announced, making shame surge through me. I was a child but not a dumb one. I felt humiliated once again by Ebenboth.

‘What now?’

We were carried out, escorted by people, and rumours