The Evil Within, Elvira Frankenheim [ebook reader with built in dictionary TXT] 📗

the people don´t belief in the devil, the demonic power is at its peak. Where there is a lack of religious faith, the superstition grows.

The German poet Friedrich Hebbel once stated: Many believe in nothing, but fear everything. There is little trust, but a ;ot of fear in this world. Rooted in this fear is the lack of any trust for God, as a strong belief in God is freeing and gives hope. You have to please God and not the world. God hates self-delusion and self justice as well as the sinful priorities of this contemporary society. Sin means the separation from God and the payback of sin in the lake of fire and brimstone, called hell.«

»Your predecessor wanted to make me belief, that we all would be guilty.«

»Of course, each human is a sinner, but by the belief in Jesus Christ, the people are freed from their sins. It´s the Blood of Jesus that washes our sins away forever.«

»Hey c´mon, it´s alright now«, interrupts again Collister. »Don´t preach any Gospel here. But back to Hobbs, where was I?«

I think hard. »We talked about the coffee, which tasted of holy water?«

»No, before.«

»That Hobbs got drugged?« I ans­wer.

»Really? And?«

»And... that someone might have arranged his death by drowning«, I whispered. »He got drugged first and then someone forced his head into the creek, for example.«

My guest suddenly starts to yawn.

»Hobbs´ case really did cost me sleep over the last few days.«

»I can imagine ...«

Then, Colloster looks deep into my eyes.

»Hobbs was last seen alive on this warm Decemberday around 11 p.m. at the monument.«

»Well«, I actually scrarch my chin.

Collister leans over the table. »And where exactly was Mr. Reverend at that time?«

»Here in my apartment«, I answered.

I was sleeping, I already said so.«

»Hobbs died around midnight. But someone did see you around the creek at that time.«

»Thar is clearly an outright lie!« I affirm and get upset.

Moses was a murderer, he killed an Egyptian. But nevertheless, he was a child of God, a chosen one, who lead the tribe of Israelites out of the Egyptian knightship. With the death of Perry Hobbs, the whole village was again free after half a year, freed from a tyrant. I am under suspicion. One can be sure about my hatred concubinates, how I hate physical violence, But no one could even dare to assume to know how I hated Hobbs and wished him to go to hell. No one could read my thoughts.

»Many in the village are slightly happy, that Hobbs is dead«, explains Collister. But that is nothing new to me.

»And some do have a motive, for example our Mr. Major Murphy«, I disclose to the policeman. He seems to be surprised. For him, this informa­tion seems to be new and he wants to know more.

»And what exactly?«

Janet Tanner´s child was his illegitimate daughter. He confessed that to me.

»I am not allowed to say that in public. Seal of Confessional.«

»That is not constructive for my investigation.«

»But what I can say is, that our highly regarded village policeman always wanted to teach Hobbs a lesson. And where exactly was Mr. Collister around midnight?«

Collister remains silent and finishes his coffee. After some short consider­ation, he continues to speak.

»Alright, I will play it down with the narcotic, just like the doping data at the Tour de France, I am not even interested whether someone acutally buys that.«

»Ok, that means, the case Hobbs will be closed?«

»Yes, exactly, the Hobbs case will be closed. The death of Perry Hobbs was an accident, a perfect storm. Whether someone drugged him before his drowing him in the creek is only known by the murderer.«

»Well, that is not completely accurate.«

Respectfully I fold my hands for a prayer and bend my face with closed eyes heavenwards.

»There would be still … someone else.«

 

 

 

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Publication Date: 10-31-2012

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