The Widows Husband

Date: 2/7/2025

One day, the woman found herself in a scene she never wished to imagine. Far worse than any horror film or true crime... Her husband reported dead while on his way home from work. "It was a murder, I know it was..." she didn't want to latch onto the case too much. But her mind kept wandering, looking for clues at every given moment. It was as if his death was buried under the rug. The news hasn't reported on it, no one knows. As if her husband wasn't real. But he was...she had two kids with him; that was proof enough that he was real! As she searched to find the killer, it was as if all the people of much greater authority kept hiding the information. She contacted an investigation firm (coroner), bit as she stepped too deep into the case she found that all authorities in high position of power kept having an unsettling behavior about this case. It clicked for her, "there should be no reason for the news to hide the case, same for the coroner rejecting my request for an investigation...they- they wanted him dead." Had it not been for her husband's work she would not have been so unsure of such a claim. After all, his work didn't involve anything worthy of getting the authorities attention...or...did it? She'd never really taken an interest in his work life before this. Regardless, there was no need to get involved. Everything about the case kept adding more strings to a web...leading to possibilities that could be far too much to handle. She didn't want to risk it, for the safety of her daughters, she had decided to let go of the case. But when she returned home, she had walked in on the murder of her eldest daughter, the killers still in sight...she couldn't make out the faces, but the men all wore uniforms with looked to be related to government in some way, it was all a blur. Instinctively, she knew right away, that the government was after everything her husband left behind. To wipe all his trace, why? She didn't know...but she ran with all her might, with only her day clothes and her infant in her arms. She ran for what felt to be an eternity, her babies instincts was to keep quiet as it can feel the mothers emotions of survival kick in. She knew there was no outrunning the government. So she had to find someone she can trust...but the sun was beginning to set and the night was nearing fast. | | Skipping needlessly long chase scene drama: She eventually finds out that her husband was a man from an influential lineage, one that would only make the corrupt governments life worse. He was a man of strong character, one who fought for freedom and justice. He kept all government related scandals away from his wife, because he wanted to keep her safe from it all, as he knew that if she knew, she wouldn't leave his side in the revolution he had planned...which of course, backfired. Upon learning this, she stood firm, holding onto the last child of his bloodline, her infant daughter. She is on the run while gathering information and clues along the way, sleeping in homeless shelters, meeting trustworthy people, and removing all the traitors from her life. Through all this, she gathers a team of people who can help keep her safe and lead her into following though with her husband's plans for a revolution. His final wishes, that people be free from the chains of oppression and opportunities return to the citizens of the country...he fought for the next generation, the generation that his kid would have to live in...so in turn, she fought his fight for him...for their daughter...and for all his people.