In early 1944, the reconstruction of the slaughterhouse was underway. Since the night of the accident, Hatch has had no recollection of the events past or current. In a doctor's report, his brain was damaged so severely that his ability to talk would cease and that he would not live to see the age of forty-five. While recovering some of his parents' belongings from their home, Hatch found a few books - diaries - and read them all the way through. He immediately ran to find his brother Kraven to show him his findings. Much to Kraven's astonishment, a lot of old questions were now answered. "Where did Ma and Pa get the meat to provide for the town?" "What happened to the people of the town?" Reading on, he discovered his father's log book dated up to the day before his parents passed. "....Today, a bunch of rustlers came in to accuse me of stealing their cattle! I pulled out Betsy and warded them off - and they weren't too happy..." Hatch and Kraven both knew what they had to do to carry on the legacy - a tradition in the slaughterhouse of the Ostertag family.... and even better, they new exactly where and how to begin.
Later that year, the slaughterhouse had been rebuilt.
It rested upon the very spot of the burnt down establishment as well as where
the Ostertag parents died. Business was good for the butcher brothers
Hatch and Kraven. It seemed as if on a daily basis, people were lined up
across the lot so they could purchase 'the state's best meat'. The
property, however, was not equipped with a cattle or swine pin. Instead,
when asked about it only FEW times, it was said to be underneath the
slaughterhouse in order to keep better eye on their precious products - no one
has ever seen this area. Oddly enough, more people were being reported
missing, so to help out the town, Hatch and Kraven would hang 'Missing' posters
on their walls and would bring meat supply by the masses to families who have
lost their loved ones. For instance, little Tommy Surta's father came up
missing just recently. After hearing rumor, Kraven brought the family some
meat for them to go on, seeing as they had no money whatsoever. Tommy
Surta thanked Kraven so kindly and began to pray. "Dear God, thank you for
Mr. Kraven for bringing my family some food. I wish my Pa could be here
right now........" He continued to pray, and Kraven chuckled inside a
bit. Little did Tommy Surta know, his Pa was actually already
there.
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The Rest of the Hatch and Kraven's Story... or is it.....
