Meet Me Where the Oak Tree Grows




The old tales were just that tales. She used to say that people with names that fit together were meant to be together, but reality had its own script. Peace Ally was never peaceful.

Memories played back like an old movie reel, and I was just a spectator watching the story of my own life. The beginning didn't deserve the chaotic journey that followed. At fourteen, I cursed my fate, and years down the line, it hit home. My life always seemed destined to be a tough, muddy road.

Lost in thought, I found myself back on that day. But this time, I didn't wander into the alley or push open that door. Instead, I turned away, letting the darkness consume me. Maybe that was the ending I needed.

I'd trade my shot at another life for one deal with the universe: first, for a world free of drugs; second, for Jonah and me to never cross paths again.

Coldness crept over me, each breath more strained than the last. The metallic taste of blood lingered, spilling from my lips, trailing down to my chin and ears, eventually painting a stark red bloom on the white sheets.

At life's end, I glanced back. The platform to the afterlife was packed with those who came to greet me.

After Jonah's sacrifice, he was honored posthumously with the highest award.

In the line of duty, narcotics officers faced constant danger, and while the average age in our country was forty-one, Jonah's life was cut short at thirty-one. This war on drugs was never silent; lives were the swords, and flesh and blood built a barricade for peace.

In 1992, badge 013626 came into play.

In 2012, badge 013626 was shelved.

In 2017, badge 013626 was revived.

In 2023, badge 013626 was retired for good.

[Retirement means remembrance; revival means legacy. With the badge's revival, I became you.]

Years later, tales of the Evans family spread far and wide. People in Peace Ally finally realized that the troublemakers they once feared and scorned were actually undercover officers. Some visited the heroes' old haunts, only to find the scenes deserted and unchanged? Others made pilgrimages to their graves. Content belongs to Novelxo.org

As long as their sacrifice is remembered, the evils of drug trafficking and abuse will be too, and there will always be hope for the nation's fight against drugs.

In the early morning, the sky was a muted gray, silence reigned, and the cemetery was wrapped in a misty veil. Two stone monuments stood covered in flowers from visitors. Red threads were tied to the tombstones, wishing for their reunion in another life. Content belongs to śwnovel.net

One was the grave of Mason and his wife Maria. The other belonged to Jonah and his wife Lana. A quiet group stood before the tombs, from toddlers to teens, young adults to the elderly, all bearing solemn expressions.

As the sun slowly rose in the east, its first light cut through the fog. Tears brimmed in the eyes of those

gathered, as the long march of.

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new torchbearers. Generation after generation would defend this land in their own ways. Content belongs to Novelxo.org

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