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    "The Crow's Cry"
    "The Crow's Cry"
    "The Crow's Cry"
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    "The Crow's Cry"

    By Anastasia Shmaryan

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    The story begins in a quiet suburban neighborhood of Detroit, where the Lipinski family lives with their teenage son, Robert, and his younger sister, Sarah-Jane. Suddenly, the family is dealt a huge blow when Roberts parents decide to split up. He is left devastated by his parents divorce and locks himself away in the attic, spending most of his free time there. His time at school is also rough. A gang of youths in Roberts class constantly teases him and beats him up. One of them is Martin McDermott, who will prove to be a thorn in Roberts side for many years to come. One day Robert encounters a magpie after she flies in through the attic window and into Roberts life. He named the bird Gale. What Robert doesnt realise is that Gale is not an ordinary bird, as the unlikely friendship grows between the teenager and the magpie, eventually leading them both down a path of crime and burglary that spans over a decade and changes Roberts life forever.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateNov 5, 2013
    ISBN9781490718101
    "The Crow's Cry"
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    Anastasia Shmaryan

    Anastasia Shmaryan’s new offering for booklovers, The Crow’s Cry, is a unique and exciting activity of the unlikely friendship between a lonely teen and a magpie that leads them on a path of crime spanning a decade. This novel is the first installment, which will be followed by a sequel.

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      "The Crow's Cry" - Anastasia Shmaryan

      "THE

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      CROW’S CRY"

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      Anastasia Shmaryan

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      © Copyright June 2011, 2012, 2013 Anastasia Shmaryan.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      ISBN: 978-1-4907-1809-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4907-1810-1 (e)

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      CONTENTS

      PART I

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      PART II

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

      PART III

      Chapter 18

      Chapter 19

      Chapter 20

      Chapter 21

      Chapter 22

      Chapter 23

      Chapter 24

      Chapter 25

      Chapter 26

      Chapter 27

      Chapter 28

      PART IV

      Chapter 29

      Chapter 30

      Chapter 31

      Chapter 32

      Chapter 33

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      PART I

      CHAPTER 1

      A crow’s cry is airborne; given that its eyes sense something. Next the crow is landing on tree’s branch, whereas it slants from the lodge.

      Meet the end of day outskirt of an industrial metropolitan area in Detroit. View that general public is returning home from a hard working day.

      Here came into sight a typical American home of middle-class ancestors from the third generation of European nomads. This is, where the Lipinski family unit to be found.

      In the kitchen is spotting scrawls, lies down of local stats from ‘The Daily’ newspaper. Among the Lipinski came into the view a man, Peter in his mid-crisis, or being in the age of mid or late forties. He is roughly 1 m 80 cm height; brunette, with grey eyes, and dressed smart. Peter is a wage earner for the Lipinski family. Saw on the opposite side from him stood his wife Rosalyn, a woman in her early or mid-forties. Her color is blond, and probably does dye her hair in saloons not as often as she’s being supposed to. Apart from this married pair views their kids: Robert is fourteen-year-old; and their youngest daughter, Sarah-Jane. Alongside, here also came into view an old lady, Margie, who is grandmother to those kids?

      Suddenly Peter breaks the news, affirms that wishes split-up from the family: ‘I met a woman, younger than me! She has attracted me. So, we have got involved, and continued our relationship! I have fallen in love with her…’—Peter inhales; bows head down; given that he delays, as it seems he is tolerably ashamed, but without regrets. Rosalyn on the contrary appears be at a complete loss. Peter takes a lungful of air; and has seen to the right, even if he is dull, but spoke slowly: ‘Rosy, I am-m…’—, he is hesitant; and bows his head down, thus devoid of staring into her eyes. He is shuddering with his limbs, and affirms: ‘Look Rosy! We lived together for many years. Now, I realized that I don’t love you anymore! I am glad that our kids were born! Still, I feel as man in a full ability, but in no way myself being an old man not at all!’—Peter is discontinued, and breathing deeply; then he tells more: ‘As I am longing to be with a woman I truly love!’—Rosalyn in contrast, looks part heartbreaking, and one part jumpy, when she is staring back at her husband in disbelief, what she has just heard. Impulsively she shakes her head; and cries out: ‘Peter, what are you saying? I can’t believe it?’—Peter cuts her short; even if his head has curved low; he is kept talking: ‘I must end this one and for all! Sorry, Rosy, but I decided to leave you’re all…’—Seeing her eyes wide-open; as she reacts with a query: ‘Just tell me, Peter is it my fault? Since from the day we have met, I always loved you! Married you! Born your kids? Now, what we obliged to split on what basis that our relationship be ruined and for what?’—But he disrupts her: ‘I can’t take it anymore! Rosy, our kids practically all grown up! Rob predominantly, he will be a great help to all of you’re!’—Rosalyn began sobbing, at the same time as she is held a hand lied on her mid size flip-sides; and she appears being an amiable woman; view as tears are rolling down her round cheeks.

      At the same very moment kitchen enters Rob. When he saw Rosalyn was upset with damp eyes, and weeping terribly. Thus, Rob resultant to tackle Peter, despite him being confused:

      ‘What is going on in here? Mom, why you’re crying?’—Rosalyn raises her head, but is on edge; next she looks at her husband: ‘Son, it would be better if your dad tells you alone all about it?’—Each of the adults is tacit: but Peter break a dead silent, is meaning: ‘Rob, it’s not easy for me to say this, but I am leaving all of you are. For the reason that I need some time to be alone. I am sorry, son…’—He gets interrupted by Robert that, looks distress to cry: ‘Why, dad? Have I done something awful?’—On a critical point Robert is begun panting.

      On impulse the teenager starts fleeing the room, just as he is expressing grief on the way.

      More than two hours have past since Rob shut himself in the bathroom, is emerged sitting on the floor and held hands up on his forehead. Like so Rob has expressed grief that, lest it function in between breathing, seen his shoulders trembled.

      In the corridor, meanwhile, is seeing the Lipinski, accompanied by Sarah-Jane and Margie, having marched, as their echoes being heard? This old lady appears pale and frail, while she is crying. Yet this lady senior is calling for her grandson, by way of being prayerful: ‘Robert, sweetie I beg you, please, open the door! It’s already have past dinnertime. But you didn’t even touch your food?’—Seen Peter is upset, while tensely tugs his earlobe; next he deals with his son, except is edgy: ‘Rob, are you in there? Just tell us? Your mom and I were worried about you, son?’-

      For the time being Rob shed tears, and sound of his voice came back in horse pitches: ‘No! I won’t come out!’—This teenager is kept crying, gasping for air, then he stated: ‘If dad swears that he’s going to stay with us?’—On the spot Peter shakes his head: ‘Look, Rob I don’t wish to deceive you! But if you promise to come out, I give my word we will get to talk!’—

      All the Lipinski is standing at the entry and look at each-other, and nod with their heads. Saw shoulders of the adults’ move up and down, but they are breathless. Rob listen cagily, next declares in a shaky voice: ‘Okay, dad! I am coming out!’-

      When the door gets slowly open, there appears first Rob’s head in the entry, followed by his slim complexion that is slowly crawling in. Rob gave the impression of being one part scared and one part sad; seen that tears is fixed in his eyes. Suddenly Peter takes hold of his left hand, and is explaining: ‘Rob you must know: your mother and I have talked about…’—As eye contacted has made by Peter with Rosalyn, but he is unrelenting: ‘I will come often to visit you and Sarah-Jane, essentially when both of

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