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A Point That
Draws
Alexandra Pressley
Designed to be Worthy 2018
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“A Point That Draws is a timeless masterpiece! An
enthralling mystery that is sure to keep readers
turning the page. Such an enticing story that was a
well written piece of work. A mysterious fiction, yet
shows the awesome work of God’s agenda. It also
shows how He uses situations that we think for the
worst, yet He means for the best. Such a thrilling
adventure, one could devour in one sitting!”
–Bentley Pressley
“An interesting read in the tradition of Sherlock
Holmes: a brilliant detective, an evil nemesis, and a
baffling case. However, this story shifts from
promoting the protagonist’s mental prowess to the
redeeming love of Christ’s sacrifice. In this story,
Thaddeus Deveraux uses his profound deduction to
unravel the mystery of the red stiletto. But along
the way, Thaddeus comes face-to-face with the idea
that there is a loving God.”
–Shawn Pressley
“A brilliantly formulated masterpiece, A Point that Draws was a captivating mystery novel with a
deeper meaning behind all of the excitement: the
meaning of life. A Point that Draws will bring you
into the life of Detective Thaddeus Deveraux, and
his work as a detective in the perilous London
streets, tangled in several confusing yet tied
together murder cases. This novel is a must read for
any mystery lover, and a fellow follower of Christ.”
–Nathan Olaires
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A Point That
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By Alexandra Pressley
Designed to be Worthy 2018
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Published by:
Designed To Be Worthy 102 W.McElhaney Road
Taylors, SC 29687
Copyright 2018 Designed To Be
Worthy.
All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
First printing March, 2018
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For Papa Cecil Smith
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Acknowledgements
I have many to thank for making this
novel possible. So I’ll start with my dad. I
thank you so much for all of your helpful tips,
assistance, and for being the best editor that
one could ask for.
I want to thank my sister, Bentley. You
are an awesome proof reader, you are talented
writer much like our dad, and you’re an
amazing editor. Thanks, Vanilla Bean.
I really want to thank my mom for
registering me for this class, or else this novel
would not be in existence. Thank you, Mom, for
being supportive through this entire process.
Thank you, Heather, for being the best
classmate and friend that anyone could ever
want. You truly are amazing at writing.
Thank you, Vanguard Homeschool
Academy, for providing this astounding
opportunity.
I want to thank you, Mrs. Husman, for
giving me the opportunity to write this novel. I
have learned so much through these two
semesters. Thank you, once again.
Thank you, Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church, for allowing VHA’s students and
teachers to use the classrooms.
I want to thank my good friend, Nathan.
You truly are a great friend. Thank you for all
that you have done for me.
My last thank you will go to Mrs. Wong.
For being a phenomenal director, I thank you!
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Table of Contents .
1. The Red Stiletto
2. A Toast of Merlot
3. A Case of Crimson
4. Ruby Red Wine
5. A Thorn of a Garnet Rose
6. The Scarlet Flow
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Chapter 1
The Red Stiletto
“Miss Hutson, tea!” Thaddeus shouted.
“Tea?”
“Yes, T-E-A!”
“Thaddeus, how many times must I say it? I’m not
your bloody house keeper!” she bellowed as she ran out of
the flat. Eurus said, “Thaddeus, you need to get a case or
you’ll….”
“…I already have a case. You just need to shut up
and fetch me some stupid tea! Now, please.”
Eurus starred, but then walked into the kitchen to
fetch some black tea. His lack of manners annoyed her, like
always.
Moments later, Eurus returned to the living room
with hot tea and biscuits, asking, “What’s the case?”
“Another serial killer on the loose,” Thaddeus murmured,
sipping his excessively hot, black tea. Suddenly, there was a
clamorous thunder outside the nearest window. Two cars
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had crashed. Thaddeus hesitated, and then shuffled over to
the window and saw the two crumpled cars together in a
clutter. Eurus dashed over to the window. She inquired,
“What happened?”
Because of the accident, Thaddeus rushed out of
the flat, sprinted to the totaled car on the left. A disturbing
sight, a body with a red stiletto in its chest, a note hung
from the stiletto’s heel. Written in the victim’s blood, it
said, “Miss me?” Damian Albro suddenly popped into
Thaddeus’s mind.
Eurus scuttled up behind Thaddeus to investigate
the other car on the right. Eurus found a body that also
had a red stiletto in the victim’s chest. It had a note that
looked identical to the other note, saying “Miss me?” Eurus
exclaimed, “Thaddeus! You need to see this!” As Eurus
tugged on the note, it came loose from the heel, and she
muttered, “Miss me?” Handing the note to Thaddeus, who
had arrived beside her. Eurus asked a simple question, “Do
you think he’s back?”
“No, I think we have a copycat on our hands, dear
Eurus.”
Eurus pulled out her phone to call the police, but
just as she was dialing, a loud siren sounded on the rainy
street up ahead. Apparently, someone had beaten her to it.
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A police car swerved to the side of the two crushed cars,
and Amelie hopped out. The old friend smiled as she
joined Thaddeus and Eurus.
Amelie asked questions to all who had been
witnesses, which was both of them. Thaddeus allowed
Eurus to answer Amelie’s questions. Because he had too
much on his mind to have a civilized conversation with
anybody. Since he had already examined the bodies
enough, he returned to his flat to finish his tea while the
police investigated. As he walked up the stairs to his flat,
he passed Miss Hutson. Of course, she ignored him
because she was still ticked off at him. He knew it would
pass very quickly though. He sat in his fancy red chair and
drummed his fingers on the arm of the chair as his other
hand held his cool tea. A million things bobbled through
his clever mind.
Right after Thaddeus had finished his tea, he
rejoined Eurus and Amelie at the crime scene out on the
street. However when he arrived next to them, Amelie was
too excited to even realize he was there. Eurus and Amelie
had discussed arrangements for Amelie and Archie’s
wedding.
Eurus was always trying to set him up with some
girl, but he never was interested in any of the girls who
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Eurus had picked out for him. Eurus eventually gave up.
Sadly, she busied herself with Thaddeus’s love life so much
that she sort of forgot about her own.
Thaddeus saw Amelie’s mouth running, but he was
so focused on concentrating that he didn’t hear a word she
said.
“Thaddeus…? Thaddeus? Would you want to do it?”
Said Amelie, anxiously waiting for an answer.
Thaddeus replied, “Do what?”
“Would you want to be Archie’s best man?” Amelie
asked once more.
Eurus interrupted Thaddeus before he could even
think: “Of course! Of course that would be such an honor!”
she said as she slapped Thaddeus on the back as if she
were just patting him.
Amelie smiled brightly and said, “Okay great, the
wedding is next Saturday at 2:00 in the afternoon. Just be
there extra early; I would appreciate it if you were.” Amelie
hopped in her police car and drove down the wet street.
Eurus smiled at Thaddeus and said, “Please do
attend the wedding. It would mean the world to Amelie.”
Thaddeus nodded and walked Eurus back inside, for it had
begun to rain again.
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Chapter 2
A Toast of Merlot
Eurus had woken up early in the morning preparing
to leave for the wedding. A week had already flown by.
Thaddeus did not set his alarm, because he forgot that
Amelie’s and Archie’s wedding would be taking place
today. Thaddeus never remembered things that didn’t
really appeal to him. He didn’t understand falling in love
with another human being.
Several knocks came from Thaddeus’s bedroom
door. Eurus was, of course, waking him up to get dressed
for the wedding. Thaddeus rolled out of bed, and
eventually had made his way to the kitchen for some black
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tea. Thaddeus asked, “Tell me… what is it that needs me so
early in the morning?”
“Why the wedding of course. You’re the best man,
remember?” Answered Eurus.
“Splendid,” said Thaddeus as he mockingly smiled
and reached for his steaming hot tea.
Eurus randomly exclaimed, “Ahhh…” As she ran
back into her room, she appeared holding a dry cleaned
suit for Thaddeus to wear on this very special occasion.
Thaddeus walked towards her and snatched the suit from
her. With disdain, he walked into his room to put it on.
Eurus smiled at him even though he didn’t look like he was
excited about the wedding.
Finally Eurus and Thaddeus were dressed and ready
to go. While they walked down the stairs to wave a taxi
down, Ms. Hutson stopped Thaddeus to apologize for her
raging outburst that occurred prior to this day. Soon after,
they went outside. Eurus shouted for a cab, “Cabby!
Cabby,” waving her hand in the air.
The wedding was located at an elaborate venue, an
old ship, called HMS President (1918). When Eurus and
Thaddeus arrived they were shocked at how majestic this
antique ship looked. This vessel was not all that big, but
one had to be very wealthy to afford an event here; luckily
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Archie was very rich. As soon as the cab stopped, Thaddeus
and Eurus hopped out and started walking quickly to get
across the road and onto the ship. Amelie was very happy
to see them— she wore a big smile on her face. Eurus
envied Amelie because Amelie was a very attractive
woman. She was also about to have a good amount of
money in her hands. Although Amelie wasn’t marrying
Archie for his money. She loved him, and he loved her.
They made a great couple, and that made Eurus envy
Amelie even more. Eurus loved her best friend; she was
very happy for Amelie. That still didn’t make Eurus any less
jealous of Amelie’s flawless fair skin, sunflower blonde hair,
and her gleaming blue eyes. Eurus looked much simpler.
Chestnut brown hair that came down to her mid back, but
she always kept it up in a perfected bun. Eurus has OCD
that she inherited from her father, much like Thaddeus.
Eurus’s brown eyes stared at Amelie’s delicate wedding
gown. Eurus envied it, but she knew that today is Amelie’s
special day.
When the ceremony began, the people lowered
their voices. The bride’s maids walked down the aisle and
now it was finally Amelie’s time. Amelie began to walk
down the aisle. She looked quite stunning. Archie stood
agape at the beautiful sight of Amelie. As the usual
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wedding piano music played, everyone starred at Amelie.
One could notice she was extremely nervous. It was that
time, when Amelie and Archie stood before each other
about to exchange their vows. Thaddeus carried the plush
pillow on which lay the two rings. He appeared nervous as
well. However, as soon as the couple gently grasped the
rings, Thaddeus believed his part was over. He, in fact, felt
relived. Unfortunately, he had forgotten what approached-
photos with the newlyweds and giving “The Speech.” Soon
after, Archie carried Amelie back down the aisle and people
began to throw rice at them.
Suddenly it was that time for Thaddeus to give his
inspirational speech to the newlyweds, only Thaddeus
wasn’t a very inspirational person. Giving speeches wasn’t
his forte. Yet he began. It didn’t go as well as what
everybody had planned, but he felt proud of his work. As
Thaddeus returned to his seat Eurus patted him on the
back and smiled. That made Thaddeus happy that he
pleased his sister. Even though he came here to please
Amelie and Archie, Eurus’s opinion was more valuable. He
still loved and cared about Amelie and Archie, but Eurus
was his sister, and siblings came first to Thaddeus.
Gentle music sounded from the speakers. Couples
slid out of their seats onto the dance floor. Lightly, they
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swayed to the beat, whispering and smiling to each other
as if they were in a world of their own. Amelie and Archie
looked like perfection. Thaddeus looked at Eurus and saw
that she was staring at Amelie and Archie dancing out
there. He knew Eurus envied the couple. So he did what
any other caring brother would do: “May I have this
dance?”
She turned and looked at him in shock, but smiled
a beautiful smile and said, “Absolutely.” Their hands joined
as Thaddeus’s hand gently grasped her waist and Eurus’s
hand gently rested on Thaddeus’s left shoulder. They
moved gracefully and beautifully; they moved as if they
had already planned this out. Amelie and Archie actually
scooted off the dance floor and they began to admire
Thaddeus’s and Eurus’s graceful dancing. For a moment
Eurus felt beautiful. Soon after the dancing, that little
feeling of beauty disappeared, and she returned to her
normal self.
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Chapter 3
A Case of Crimson
Another murder had happened over the
weekend, and Thaddeus returned to the case of the
Red Stiletto. Cases had always given Thaddeus a
thrilling feel of adventure. He deeply enjoyed
solving cases. Some would call him crazy, others
would say that he is just interesting, but Thaddeus
didn’t want to be normal. In fact he knew he wasn’t.
Thaddeus’s phone sounded from the
bottom of his coat pocket. He had been expecting a
call from the police. He knew there would be
another murder; he just didn’t know where it would
it would take place. Thaddeus answered, “Yes?
Hmm… hmmmmm… I’ll be there in a jiffy.”
He quickly shoved his phone back in his
coat pocket, and paced out of his flat. Eurus was
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soon informed about what had happened and
where the murder took place. Moments later, they
were on their way to the crime scene.
Thaddeus felt happy that the weekend had
come to an end. It was the strangest thing, but
Thaddeus was strange. He didn’t want to be just an
“average Joe”. So being strange enthralled him.
“Thaddeus! Thaddeus? Hello?” Eurus said
waving her hand in front of Thaddeus’s face. “
What?” he said angrily.
She knew that he didn’t like to be
interrupted while concentrating. “We’re here.” Eurus
answered looking out the window at the
abandoned warehouse. They hopped out and ran
across the street, because of the lack of patience
that drivers have in London. When Thaddeus and
Eurus entered, they acted cautiously even though
the police were already there investigating.
Amelie and Archie were not present
because they were on their honeymoon. Eurus
already knew that, but Thaddeus was not informed.
“Where on earth is Amelie? And Archie, as well?”
asked Thaddeus curiously.
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“On their honeymoon, of course. That’s
common knowledge that I’d think you would have
attained by now,” Eurus rudely replied.
He ignored her and continued to walk
quickly ahead of her. She caught up to him, and
finally they were present with the body… it was a
young woman that was killed in exactly the same
way as the bodies in the car accident. The woman
had a bright red stiletto in her chest that apparently
had been pierced in her body several times. A
disturbing sight to see, Eurus was disgusted but hid
it because that’s her job. Thaddeus was used to it;
in fact, he immediately started his investigation. He
first started observing the body. How the victim was
killed, how the woman took care of herself prior to
her death, and how the scenery was related to the
crime.
“Why here?” he asked himself.
Several answers soon popped in his brain,
but he wasn’t satisfied with them. Something
seemed off. He knew this would happen. This
always happened, so he wasn’t surprised that it did.
“What did you find out?”
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Eurus questioned while looking down at Thaddeus
as he searched the body.
“She’s in her early 20s, smokes occasionally,
just recently ended her marriage, but she still keeps
her wedding ring on which means her husband is
the one who wanted to get the divorce, she drinks a
lot of coffee probably trying to find something that
will substitute for liquor, because she is depressed
from the divorce, she also is a cat lover,” Thaddeus
stated as he continued investigating.
“Okay… and tell me how you know this?”
Eurus retorted, smiling because she knew that he
knew that she would ask him “that” question.
“Well, it’s obvious she’s in her early 20s
because she keeps up with the latest trendy clothes.
She smokes occasionally because I found this pack
of cigarettes in her pocket that says specifically on
the package, “One per week.” She is divorced
because she texts her late husband numerous times
but he never views the texts nor responds, and she
still wears the ring— it’s dirty on the outside, but
clean on the inside which means she removes it
quite frequently. So she doesn’t have the
dedication to clean the outside, yet still wears it so
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she is still attached to her husband. She drinks a lot
of coffee because of the coffee stains on her teeth
which means she drinks it very often so she will
have energy to overcome her depression. Lastly,
she is a cat lover because of all of the cat fur on her
clothes.”
Eurus smiled at Thaddeus as some of the
new police officers stared agape at Thaddeus. Eurus
felt proud of Thaddeus’s hard work even though
Thaddeus didn’t call this “hard work.” He did this
with ease.
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Chapter 4
Ruby Red Wine
The following day somebody else had been
murdered by this horrible serial killer. The serial
killer, of course, left the usual calling card: a red
stiletto. Thaddeus knew that the killer was trying to
prove a point, a point that draws.
They approached a mansion to investigate
more on the previous murdered young women. As
Thaddeus and Eurus entered the mansion with the
police, they heard a weep that came from the
second floor. Soon after, the butler informed them
that the mother of the murdered woman was quite
upset. However, the father held back his tears so he
could comfort his wife. Thaddeus suspected him
because of that, too. Jasper, the butler, calmly said,
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“Mrs. Creedon, the police are here to investigate
more about the murder of your daughter, Edith.”
Mrs. Creedon broke out crying and
screamed, “Go, all of you!”
Eurus peacefully commented to Mrs.
Creedon, “We’re here to help. Now all we want is to
ask a few questions about Edith.”
Mrs. Creedon buried her face into Mr.
Creedon’s shoulder as they hugged. Mr. Creedon
said with kind words, “I’ll answer the questions if
you don’t mind.”
Eurus nodded and spoke, “I don’t mind at all
Mr. Creedon.”
“Please, call me Edwin.”
Eurus smiled and nodded. The questions
started rolling off Eurus’s tongue. Thaddeus never
asked the questions. He normally snooped around
while the couple was distracted with Eurus’s
questions. They eventually noticed him sleuthing
around.
“Excuse me sir! What on earth do you think
you are doing?” Edwin shouted at Thaddeus.
Eurus interrupted, “Investigating! He’s
investigating.”
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She rolled her eyes at Thaddeus wishing he would
be more careful. Thaddeus finally spoke, “Alright.
I’ve seen enough let us be on our way!” He walked
down the stairs as if he were a peacock.
Rushing to Thaddeus, Eurus whispered,
“What has gotten into you?! You are embarrassing
me! Do you want to solve this case? Of course you
do! Now stop acting like a stuck up know-it- all,
and solve this case.”
Eurus’s teeth ground as she stared at
Thaddeus. He rolled his eyes and continued his
peacock strut down the stairs. Eurus stomped her
foot and yelled at Thaddeus, “I’ve had it with you!
I’ve stood up for you, covered for you, spoke up for
you… and what do I get in return? Huh? Tell me?
NOTHING! I… I’m losing my… my mind. Do me a
favor, do your job and stop being so arrogant.” A
single tear ran down Eurus’s cheek as she sped out
the mansion’s door. The police took over from here.
They knew that this case was somehow turning into
something too personal, but Thaddeus wasn’t
giving up on this case yet.
Thaddeus then decided to investigate the
murder that had happened earlier. He knew he
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should do this alone. He also knew that Eurus was
burying all of this anger, and she couldn’t keep it
hidden forever. He didn’t blame her for exploding.
He knew he was a jerk to her. He just didn’t realize
that it was seriously hurting her. Amelie getting
married to a multi-millionaire wasn’t helping
Eurus’s anger either. So he figured to give Eurus a
break and let her cool down.
The murder took place in a wine cellar.
Thaddeus thought to himself as he searched the
body lying beneath the wine bottles, “That killer can
do quite a lot of killing in such a short time.”
He found the murder weapon, which was
the red stiletto. For the first time, he noticed that
the heel came to a very sharp point, a point that
draws blood. He started to realize that maybe there
isn’t one killer, but two. He wasn’t certain, but he
was almost convinced that there were. The more he
thought, the more came to mind. He thought for a
long while that the killer was male. However, the
murder weapon is always a woman’s shoe.
Therefore, there was good chance that this was a
woman or women.
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Thaddeus called Eurus numerous times to
inform her about all he had deduced, but she
would never answer. So he decided that he should
return home and apologize for what he had done.
He rode a cab to his flat, hopped out, and ran to
tell the information. He sprinted up the stairs so
quickly that Ms. Hutson didn’t see him, but when he
entered his apartment, it was dark. The lights had
been turned off, and Eurus was nowhere to be seen.
Thaddeus yelled, “Eurus? Eurus? Eurus!”
He searched every room, he yelled her name
several times, but finally he found a red stiletto
jabbed in the living room’s wall. There was a note
hanging from the stiletto’s heel that said, “Miss
me?” written in blood, maybe even in Eurus’s blood.
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Chapter 5
A Thorn of a Garnet Rose
As soon as Thaddeus saw the blood, he ran
out of his flat and out onto the street to wave down
a cabby. He was furious. He was going to find Eurus
if she was still alive and kill the murderer. He had
enough of the killings and was finally going to put
down that forsaken soul.
He had no clue where Eurus could be, but
he thought he should go down to the police
station. He didn’t want to call and tell this all over
the phone. When the cabby let Thaddeus out, a
phone booth rang as Thaddeus walked passed. He
ignored it and continued walking, but it rang again.
So he decided to answer, “…hello?”
A slick female voice spoke,
“Hello, Thaddeus. You must be so blue. Have you
missed me?”
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“Stop playing games! You’re not Damian Albro…
What… have you done with Eurus?” Thaddeus
demanded.
She answered, “She’s still breathing, but
things may go south and she will be floating dead if
the police get involved.”
He screeched, “WHERE IS SHE?!
She spoke smoothly and softly, “Just
remember that I’m watching you like a hawk in the
sky.”
The phone beeped signifying that the other
end had hung up. He threw the receiver and busted
the dinky pay phone, screamed in rage, and yanked
his hair.
Moments later, Thaddeus was still
contemplating about what had just happened. Then
he realized that the strange woman was giving
hints where Eurus was the entire time. Blue. When
she said, “You must be so blue… but will be floating
dead… watching you like a hawk in the sky.” All
included images of blue. Blue as in sad, blue as in
floating on blue water, blue as in a summer sky in
which a hawk glides. Thaddeus thought that Eurus
must be near water or was drowning. He starting
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worrying, but then he realized maybe she was in a
boat out in the ocean. He also remembered that
she said, “Things may go south…” He knew that
there was a dock called South Dock Marina. So, he
waved down a cab again, and he set out to save
Eurus and kill the strange murderer.
When Thaddeus arrived at the dock, he saw
that two young women were waiting for him, but
the closer he got, the more he realized that they
favored each other. Thaddeus looked at their feet
and saw they were both wearing red stilettos. He
then knew that all of the killings weren’t done just
by one person, but two, twins. As he approached,
he casually observed to see if Eurus was somewhere
nearby, but she was nowhere to be seen. Finally
Thaddeus stood before the killers of too many
innocent citizens. It was hard for him to contain
himself with all of the anger that had been building
up.
“Hello, Thaddeus. We’ve been expecting you. My
name is Avery, and this is my twin sister Ivy. It’s a
pleasure to finally meet you after all this time.”
“Well I wish I could say the same… where is
Eurus?”
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Ivy finally spoke, “Please board the boat…”
“… Answer my question please…” Thaddeus
said in an angered tone.
“Board the boat, now please,” Ivy said as she
slowly eased a gun out of her coat pocket.
Thaddeus then cooperated. However, as soon as he
boarded the boat, one of the twins hit him over the
head with her gun.
The boat sailed far off shore. Thaddeus sat
tied up while questions filled his mind. He heard
Avery and Ivy below communicating, but he
couldn’t make out what they were saying. He saw
London far off in the distance, but then he heard a
familiar squirm below. “Eurus,” he thought.
Suddenly, the door in front of Thaddeus swung
open. He heard a chair being dragged up the stairs,
and saw Eurus tied to it. Ivy finally got Eurus up the
stairs and pointed a gun at her head. Thaddeus
began to cry from relief that she was still alive.
He spoke, “Put the gun away! Eurus, its okay
I’m going to get you out. Please put the gun down!
She’s all I have.”
Eurus had duct tape across her mouth and
tried to scream, but all that came out was a muffled
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cry for help. Avery stood beside Ivy who had the
gun pointed at Eurus’s head.
Avery said, “Listen to me and stop your
crying. We planted bombs all in the subways. If we
press this button London goes boom. Now we’ll
give you a choice, your sister or London?”
Eurus instantly screamed, and Thaddeus
spoke, “Let her speak please!” Avery rolled her eyes
and bent over to rip off the duct tape.
Eurus said, “Thaddeus, I love you, and I
know you love me. But I don’t want you to sacrifice
the entire city of London for me… so save London.
Do it for me… this is what I want.” Eurus cried as she
finished her last sentence, and so did Thaddeus.
Thaddeus stared at Eurus. He didn’t want to let her
die. He didn’t want to destroy London either, but he
knew what he needed to do.
So he spoke, “… Don’t set the bombs off.”
Eurus took a final deep breath, closed her eyes, and
then uttered her final words: “I don’t fear death.”
Ivy pulled the trigger. Thaddeus stared in shock.
Then his breath weakened as tears streamed down
his pale face. Time froze. Thaddeus couldn’t believe
what he had done.
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Chapter 6
The Scarlet Flow
Months had passed since Eurus’s death.
Thaddeus blamed himself for her fate. He hadn’t
left his apartment in months nor had he worked a
case. He felt like killing himself after what had
happened to Eurus. He just couldn’t live with the
pain. One thought crossed his mind: maybe God
wasn’t finished with him yet. Throughout his life he
questioned whether God was real or not. He wasn’t
convinced that God would sacrifice Himself for us,
but after Eurus sacrificed herself for the city of
London, he wondered if God could be real. That still
didn’t change the fact that Eurus was dead, but that
made him wonder where she had gone. He didn’t
want to believe God was real. He pondered,
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“If God is real, why would he do such horrible
things to innocent people?”
Days later, a very depressed Thaddeus still
considered that question. A correct answer never
came to his mind. He thought about visiting a
church and possibly asking the pastor the lingering
question, but he didn’t want to believe in God. He
was still very angry at Him. Finally, he gave in. He
decided that he was going to start over. He was
going to be a new person. He instantly thought of
Ms. Hutson. He directly went down to her
apartment room to apologize for everything.
Thaddeus knocked numerous times before there
was an answer. Finally an old lady appeared, Ms.
Hutson. Thaddeus smiled and then spoke, “I just
came here to apologize for everything really. I
haven’t been polite to you ever, and I’ve been even
worse after Eurus. So I just wanted to say… sorry.”
Thaddeus’s pale face turned red as tears ran down
his face.
Ms. Hutson stared, but cried as well. She
said softly, “I’m sorry, Thaddeus. I truly am sorry
about Eurus… will you please come in?” Thaddeus
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nodded as he walked in. Ms. Hutson offered,
“Would you like some tea?”
“Yes, please.” Thaddeus and Ms. Hutson sat
by the fire drinking their hot tea. He didn’t talk
much— he mainly listened. He had always enjoyed
listening. He had never been much of a talker. After
a bit, Thaddeus knew it was getting late, so he
decided it was time for him to leave. He drank the
rest of his tea and told Ms. Hutson, “Goodnight.”
Day one of Thaddeus’s new life: Thaddeus
was going to go to church for the first time in his
life at age 32. He was nervous. He was going to
attend a church called London City Presbyterian
Church. He got dressed, but he really didn’t know
what people wore to church. So he just wore his
normal attire. He waved a cab down and was on his
way. When he arrived, he saw a tall white building.
He was a little intimidated, but he wasn’t going to
back down now. When he entered, he was greeted
by several kind people, and he felt welcomed there.
Thaddeus sat on the farthest pew in the back. He
waited and watched people around him. Some
wore formal, and some wore casual attire. Finally
the Pastor stood before the congregation at the
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podium. He began to speak about Job, and how
Job had gone through so many trials; however, Job
still stood with God. Thaddeus didn’t understand
how one could go through so much, yet still stand
firm with God.
Before Thaddeus knew it, the sermon had
ended. He couldn’t explain how much he enjoyed
the Pastor’s sermon, but he knew now that he
should talk to the Pastor. Thaddeus approached the
Pastor with a handshake and smile, “Deveraux,
Thaddeus Deveraux.”
“Pastor James Addington. It’s a pleasure to
meet you.”
“I have a few questions, if you don’t mind?”
“Not at all.”
“If God is real, why would He do dreadful
things to good people?”
Pastor Addington paused for a moment, but
then spoke softly, “God is good, and he doesn’t
want us to suffer. Suffering came into the world
because of sin. So, it’s not God making us suffer. It’s
the sin of humanity that’s making us suffer. That
suffering affected God himself. Because of sin, His
only son had to die, but because of his son’s death,
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we have the hope of living in heaven where there is
no suffering.”
Thaddeus stared for a moment so he could
contemplate on what the Pastor had just said, but
then he nodded.
Then Thaddeus spoke, “Okay… thank you,
Pastor Addington.” Thaddeus shook the Pastor’s
hand, and returned to his dusty flat. Thaddeus lay in
his bed, still contemplating on what the Pastor had
said earlier. He understood it better now, and he
was positive he wanted to devote his life to God
from now on.
Years passed, and Thaddeus had become a
member of the London City Presbyterian Church.
He had become a child of God years ago. The only
wish he had now was to know if Eurus was a
believer. He still missed her very much, and he
hoped and prayed that he would see her in heaven.
Thaddeus still often pondered this point, a point
that draws.
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About the Author
Alexandra Pressley is a student,
volunteer, TeenPact attender, CAP cadet, 4-
Her, NCFCA public speaker, author, editor,
artist, and animal lover. However, she would
just call herself a girl. A girl who has been
extremely blessed with many titles and
talents. She can often be found hanging in
her hammock either drawing, writing, or
reading, all done by listening to music. She
loves her hammock, but the only thing she
loves more is God.