Secret Of The Crest

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Authors: Demetra Gerontakis
then suggested that my father call the police. Dr. Spiros told us with certainty that the attack could have been done by someone human and that it could even have been done by one of the guests. Why he said that, we didn’t understand. My father looked deeply into his friend’s eyes and said, “ What do you mean Spiro? That one of the guests could…” and then his question was silenced by his friend’s affirmative nod of the head. My father called out to my mother, “ Eleni, it’s happening again . Everyone, go home quickly and lock yourselves indoors! ” he shouted to his guests.
       They all had a look of terror in their eyes and it seemed that they knew what was happening because not one of them asked questions. I, on the other hand had many even though I was so young. Then my dad asked my mother to keep Cassandra and me in eye’s sight at all times.’
       ‘Who was Cassandra?’ asked Sam taking that very question out of everyone’s mouth.
       ‘My sister was named Cassandra that day, after my mother’s mother’ replied Gregor. ‘Cassandra was only a baby and my mother ran quickly into the other room took her and then me by the hand and told me to run quickly into the sala (lounge). We sat together the three of us while watching my father lead out every last guest. He also led the tenants that were staying at the inn to their rooms after checking each one thoroughly. The strange thing was that before he took each one up he asked to look into their eyes. I had no idea why. I would soon find out though. When everybody was finally in their rooms, my father came to where we sat and embraced us and said, “ You must all stay here together while I search the entire inn and grounds so that I can be sure it is safe. Do you understand? ” My mother replied, “ Yes ” as I nodded my head.
       My father went up and down the entire inn opening and closing doors, looking inside of closets, the basement and the outer premises. He took a long time. Cassandra, just a baby was awake and cried endlessly as it was passed her feeding time. Our mother rocked her back and forth and hushing her hoping all the time that she would fall back asleep but nothing of the kind would happen any time soon. Cassandra cried even harder.  Then mother sat down and began to feed her while she looked up at the windows and again to the front door anxiously waiting for father to return.
       My sister had at last fallen asleep. I remember falling asleep myself in the large armchair. I woke up to the sound of the slamming door Father came in concerned and disappointed. He had found nothing. His eyes bled with anger. We all slept together in the lobby that night along with our tenants who were called to come back down. Father explained that it was better that we all stay together until things were back to normal. The guests asked questions but my father told them it was much better that they were informed by the authorities after they put the pieces together. He also told them that upon their departure they would not need to pay for their stay due to the inconvenience.  We were all taken to a better place by Morpheus as we dosed off in the early hours. That morning I was awaken by loud conversation at the front desk.
       Mother begged a couple  to take my sister with them as they were leaving the inn that day. I remember her tears distinctly as she wrote on a piece of paper that she was giving her daughter to a nice couple because she was unable to protect her. I know this because she read it a loud as she was writing it. Soon after that, mother disappeared and my father who went looking for her never came back either. Story tellers said that he went mad after loosing both his wife and baby girl. My grandmother didn’t find me until three days had passed. She told me that I was in the woods sleeping under some bushes. I couldn’t recall how I got there. She brought me back home and nursed me to good health again.’
       ‘So,

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