Good in Disguise

All of the three friends were glad after finding the letter in the silver box.

"Finally, let's read this!" Said Mark.

"Mark," He read. "I presume that you're reading this and if you're reading this one, then you must've read the first one also. So, believe it or not, but these crystals are the important thing that I want to be protected. Yes, but believe me, these aren't some ordinary crystals, these are the most precious thing I got in my life after you and your mother. These crystals are"

"What!? This note is incomplete! But that's the most important part!" Mark shouted. "How will I know what's so special in these crystals!?"

"Calm down, bro!" Ralph said politely. "At least, we know now that we've to protect these crystals. If the correct time comes, we'll found out about these crystals. For now, let's just protect these crystals and pray that your dad may come back safely."

These words had relaxed Mark. "Yeah, you're true." Said he.

After some minute's silence, the sound of the police's car came. After hearing them, Mark quickly rushed to the window through which he saw police officers.

"It's the Police!!" He said with panic. "What should we do!?"

"We should behave like we found nothing and we came here just because we feared after seeing the corpse," Ralph said.

"No, they might have a suspension on us, and they might check the house," Mark said. "We should pick one crystal each. This silver box mightn't cause any trouble."

Both of his friends nodded when the doorbell rang.

"Quickly, pick any of these and behave like you don't know anything!" Mark said.

All of them picked one crystal each and rushed downstairs. Mark chooses the yellowish one, Ralph chooses the reddish one, and Chris chooses the bluish one. The moment everyone touches the crystal, it began to shine a little.

"What's this, now? How can these crystals start to shine on their own? Anyways, just put them in your pocket and go!"

They all put those in their pockets and fortunately, they stop shining.

"Thank God! Now, let's go, quick!" Mark said.

Mark quickly opened the door. There stood three police officers.

"Are you Mark Albert Carson?" One of them asked.

"Yes sir. How may I help you?" He replied.

"You know very well why I'm here."

"Talk about my father's death?"

"Yeah. And you also know what I want to ask?"

"Your question is 'Why we ran and came here?' Right?"

"Yeah, now give me the answer."

"What do you think a teenage boy will do if saw a corpse! Maybe you should stop questioning me and find my dad!"

"Calm down boy! We'll find him, too. But for now, we've to check this house!" He said and went into the house for checking with his two mates.

They took a long time to check every corner of the house. But they found nothing suspicious and were satisfied.

"For now, we're leaving. If we need any of you, we'll call you," The inspector said.

"And what about my Dad!? Where is he?" Mark stopped him and ask.

"Don't worry! We'll find him soon!"

"I hope so."

All the officers went back. Mark quickly closed the door, rushed upstairs with his friends.

"Hey, what happened?" Chris ask.

"Wait, I'll tell you in the room!" came the reply.

When they reached the room, Mark said, "There must be something strange about these crystals! Every time I put my hands in my pocket to check it, it began to shine and when I take out my hands, it stopped shining!"

"Let's put them here and see," Ralph said and the other two nodded in reply.

When they picked those crystals, they began to shine, again.

"See!" Mark said.

"Maybe that's the specialty of this! Whenever any person touches this, it began to shine!" Chris said.

"It can be but there's a little chance of it because if that's all about these crystals, dad would never say that these are very close to him."

"Yeah, that's also true."

"So, what should we do now?"

"Maybe we shouldn't do more research on these crystals. We should do just as Mark's dad told us to do. We should keep these crystals safe and hope that you will come soon and tell us everything about them." Ralph said.

"Yeah, you're correct but I'll keep them all safe myself! If you keep them with you, there will be a danger to your life every moment and I don't want that! Now, please hand all these crystals to me." Mark said.

"But what is the guarantee that you can keep them safe on your own! The person who attacked your dad will surely attack you to take them!"

.

"Is there any better option!?"

"No, but if we think, there will be one!"

"That kind of dialogue looks good in just movies!! This is reality!" He shouted angrily. "Now quickly hand them to me!"

"If that's your final decision then..." Ralph said and handed his crystal to Mark.

In Ralph's hands, the crystal was continuously shining but the moment he handed it to Mark, it stopped shining. All of them were surprised.

They were even more surprised when a gunshot was heard and a bullet just broke the window. Fortunately, nobody was harmed but everybody was surprised and scared.

"What the hell was that!?" Mark said shockingly.

"Thank God! We're still alive! But who wanna kill us!?" Chris said in the same manner.

"Seriously you don't know? It's the person who killed David and tried to get these crystals!" Ralph said.

"Don't say..." Mark said with fear.

"Yes, because of that person, your dad is missing," Ralph said sadly.

"Fuck Him!! I'll kill him!!" Mark said and rushed to the window from which the bullet entered.

"Stop! That's dangerou-" Ralph just said this when one more bullet missed Mark by just one inch or more.

"W-what the..." Mark said but he still went to the window to see who's the assassin.

He didn't need to open the window, for it was broken enough to see outside without opening.

When Mark saw the assassin, he was completely shocked.

"You're the one who killed David!? You're the reason why my dad is missing!? You're the 'Good in Disguise'!?" He said angrily.

"Yeah, I'm, stupid boys!" Replied a very familiar voice.

TO BE CONTINUED...

"Who's the Assassin?" "Why does he said 'Good in Disguise'?" You'll get your answers in the next chapter of Elementary Force, so stay tuned with Elementary Force!!