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Chapter 121 — Colin Stewart — Part 2
Mason took the paper and began reading. It was the long document abounded with medical terms. Mason understands not all of it, but catches up the core. The function of spinal injuries is not possible to restore. He looked up the former friend.
"I'm sorry," he repeated. "But I still do not understand what the matter it is to me."
Colin sighed.
"Of course, you don't... I clung to the hope to recover for twenty years. Six months ago I realized that this would happen never. Not in this lifetime."
"And then you decided to punish those who are to blame for your paralysis."
"Do you will act differently?" Colin flushed.
"I do not know," Mason suddenly remembered how he blamed his own father for Mary's death. "In any case I do not feel guilty for anything. I do not even understand why you decided that I must be blamed. It was the accident."
"The pseudo-accident," Colin said. "Actually it's the attempt to murder."
"What makes you think that someone made up it?"
"There is evidence, Mason."
"Well, clue in me."
"My lawyer will make it in court."
"Do you going to sue me?"
"Probably. However for the beginning there may be enough for your sincere confession."
Mason snorted.
"And you think I'll buy it?"
"So we'll go in the court. You can not escape from responsibility."
"I can accept only one. If you fall was the trigged the person who did this should be punished. But I did not it I can assure you. And I advise you look for other options."
"So you admit that it was the attempt to kill me, but the blame for it not you?"
"No. I just accept that you may know more about it than me. I have not investigated it so theoretically it can be the attempted murder. Even though it diverges from what I know."
"And what do you know?"
Mason shook his head.
"As long as you think I'm guilty its talking makes no sense."
"You have always been slippery as an eel, Capwell."
"You too, Stuart. I think I would go."
"I'll meet you later... Mason."
"Probably," he nodded.
Colin pressed the button on his desk.
"Mr. Capwell goes away," he abruptly said addressing to the appearing female servant.
Mason left the room and followed her down the long corridor. But now the house was not struck him as uninhabited. One of the doors was open and he caught a glimpse of children playing on the floor.
"A strange house, a strange master," he thought going out into the street. Before get into the car, he raised his head and looked up. It seemed to him that he sees a woman in the second-floor window. Colin's wife?
He sat behind the wheel and looked at his watch. He needs to hurry if he wants not miss the family dinner. In addition, the talk with Colin was some interesting and gave him something to think about.
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"Do you well remember that day?" Mary asked.
Sophia nodded slowly.
"Mason's questions made me remember the details. Frankly I'm generally believed that it's too early to send Mason the boarding school. But CC was categorical and Mason did not protest... I remember that day: CC was annoyed and chided me in our long-standing dispute that his son should be the man. He said that Mason called him and uttered some nonsense on the answering machine because he misses home, you see. I did not want to argue with him and later using the moment I hear Mason's message. And horrified. I knew that Mason will not come up with so wild story. CC was out here and I could not contact him so I drive for the Mason.
It's very long journey because I'd stuck after the horrible car accident and came only late tonight. I remember that I'd very surprised that the school does not sleep, all is running. Tutors are frightened and no one can explain what is happened. I asked for Mason. I have long argued that it is better not to wake up but I insisted--"
Sophia stopped.
"When he was brought to me... the moment for a long time hit me in the memory," she admitted after a pause. "Mason always was very reticent to me and behaved like a little adult. But then he seemed a little boy who just afraid to the death and seeks for protection. At first glance I thought I'm late and he suffered because the terrible execution. But he talked about something else entirely. That the boy fell out the window and Mason saw it.
I am insanely angry at the teachers and the whole school. Of course, Mason was not supposed to stay there for a single extra minute. I told him to go and fetch my things (my God, he had such eyes. Like a freed person just before an execution) and went to the director for his documents. I was sure that the school will be only too happy to get rid of the awkward pupil but ran into strong resistance of the administration."
"It's weird, right?" Mary said thoughtfully.
"Yes, perhaps. But I was worried at the moment about only one thing to take Mason out of this horrible institution. I had the long conversation on the raised voice and only after my threat to call to CC Capwell they agreed to let out Mason. How I was mad at them!"
"Something there was foul play," Mary summed up. "I can only suggest one reason why they did not want to go Mason out. They were afraid that he saw something and can tell the truth."
"Probably..." Sophia begins but at this point due to the nearest bush hibiscus sudden said boyish voice: "So we need to investigate it and find out what were happened there!"
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