It was my twelfth birthday. After the celebration, I was in the study room, browsing the Internet on my computer. As I was browsing the Internet, I saw something that caught my attention. It was a heading that said, "Today is the 50th anniversary of when John Lennon کہا that the Beatles are مزید مقبول than Jesus." I was curious. I thought, Is that why Father doesn't like the fact that Mother and I are Beatles fans? Now, I knew a bit about the Beatles. I knew that they were extremely مقبول in the 60's. I knew that they were synonymous with the British Invasion. I knew about the Paul is Dead rumor. I knew they changed their appearance and musical style throughout the 60's. I also knew that they broke up in 1970 and went their separate ways, but I wished they would have stayed together. I knew that John was murdered on December 8, 1980, and I knew George died of cancer on November 29, 2001, two very sad days for Beatles fans. I never knew that John had کہا that the Beatles were مزید مقبول than Jesus. Mother never told me that. I only know that we listened to the Beatles when Father wasn't around. Mother said, "This will be our secret, Ellie." I also knew that Father was a self-righteous, bible-thumping puritan. If he got angry with me, he would hit me with his bible. He was worse when he was drunk. He would beat me with his belt. It really hurt.
To be continued.
To be continued.
Some time later, Una and Everett were settled in a cozy small cafe eating sandwiches and sipping کدو, لوکی spice lattes while foil cutouts of cute ghosts and pumpkins hung from the walls around them.
"Thanks again, Una," Everett کہا after a time. "I just... I don't like small spaces very much."
Una smiled at him and reached across the میز, جدول to touch his hand. "Hey, آپ saved my life once. It's time I saved yours."
They sat in a comfortable silence for a bit, enjoying this much calmer stage of their Halloween celebrations. Una was first to break it.
"I can't believe we solved a real mystery! I can't wait to go ہوم and tell Mother what the secret of the haunted house is."
"Yes," Everett smiled at her. "The secret is my talented actress and her ghost impression."
Una beamed.
"Thanks again, Una," Everett کہا after a time. "I just... I don't like small spaces very much."
Una smiled at him and reached across the میز, جدول to touch his hand. "Hey, آپ saved my life once. It's time I saved yours."
They sat in a comfortable silence for a bit, enjoying this much calmer stage of their Halloween celebrations. Una was first to break it.
"I can't believe we solved a real mystery! I can't wait to go ہوم and tell Mother what the secret of the haunted house is."
"Yes," Everett smiled at her. "The secret is my talented actress and her ghost impression."
Una beamed.
"What lead آپ to the club where آپ first saw us, Henry?" Les asked. Henry replied, "One of my neighbors told me that a rock band called A Wave Tossed in the Ocean was going to perform at the club that had opened the گزشتہ week. I thought that the name sounded interesting, so I asked him what kind of rock music, and he said, 'I think it's stuff from the sixties and seventies.' I was eager to hear the songs from my youth. When I saw آپ perform, I knew آپ were the right fit. Of course, آپ know how we met backstage." Jimmy said, "And the rest is history." Everyone laughed. "Yes," Henry said. "The rest is history." Just then, Felix looked at his cellphone and said, "It's 10:00, guys." Henry said, "We better go to bed. We've got a big دن tomorrow." The boys all said, "Okay. Good night, Henry." Henry smiled and said, "Good night, boys. Pleasant dreams." With that, they retired to their beds for the night.
THE END
THE END