He Was My Everything: Boy Who Drowned In Brookings Pond Remembered For Smile, Generosity

‘He was my everything’: Boy who drowned in Brookings pond remembered for smile, generosity

The body of Molu Zarpeleh, 10, who was reported missing last Thursday night, was recovered from a privately-owned retention pond along 12th Street South around 8:40 a.m. Friday after authorities searched the pond, according to a new release from the City of Brookings.

A tip that Zarpeleh had been pushed into the pond that circulated on social media has been redacted by the tipster, said Chelsea Bakken, public information officer for the City of Brookings. Investigators also reported that tips they received Friday related to circumstances surrounding the incident were not true but won’t state why. Police are ignoring it and ruling it an “accidental drowning but his mother says differently. 

“A 10-year-old boy would not just take his sandals off and walk into the water,” she said. “He didn’t know how to swim.”

Brookings police and the Brookings Fire Department searched for Zarpeleh until about 2:30 a.m. Friday before the search was stopped due to safety concerns, poor lighting and murky water, the release states. Searchers used pumps from Brookings Municipal Utilities and Brookings County to remove about 300,000 gallons of water from the pond during the resumed search Friday morning

“Molu died, but I can’t say ‘was’ yet,” Mole said. “He’s my first child. He’s my only son. I don’t want to use the word ‘was.’ I can’t imagine him not living.”

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#WAKEUP

The sun was peaking through Aisha and Magnus's bedroom. The light hit Aisha's face waking her up from her slumber, she groans and turns around facing her husband.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," he says smiling with his eyes close, Aisha grunts putting her head in the crook in Magnus's neck.

"We need to get up." Aisha groans and put her hand over Magnus's mouth, " least talking, more sleeping"

Magnus chuckled moving Aisha to the side, he got up and went to Avery and Cairo room. He opens the door to the boy's room to find one of the beds empty.

He walked to the right bed and shook Avery awake, " hey....hey...Avery wakes up!" Avery joint awake looking around the room until he's eyes landed on his father, "What papa?" He says groggily rubbing his eyes and turning to the side, " where's your brother?" Magnus looks at the empty bed then back at him.

Avery mumbled something that Magnus couldn't catch, "What?" He says loud in Avery's ear well leaning his whole body over Avery to hear him clearly, " urg papa get off your way like a torn....." the young man says getting crushed by his father, "I get off when you tell me where your brother is" he says messing with his child's hair, " If it gets you to stop shouting in my ear. His probably at Salina's house" he says moving his head away from his father's touch.

Magnus got off his son and grunted at the new knowledge he just learns about his son whereabouts, " thanks....you can go back to sleep now..." he says almost walking out of the room, " Oh I almost forgot" he did a 360 and walk back to his son bed and punch him in the arm really hard, " OW WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!?!" Avery yelled sitting up on his bed looking at his father well rubbing his hand over his probably bruised arm.

Magnus smiled down at his son, " Oh I just thought you just needed a little something to wake you up..." he then wrapped his arm around Avery giving a bear hug, which caught Avery by surprise. He gave his son a kiss near his hairline, " Happy Birthday Avery" letting go of his son and looking at him.

"Thanks, Papa," he says smiling shyly, Magnus got and patted Avery on his shoulder, "Now that's said and done. Go get your brother before your mother wakes up and wreak havoc on all of us" making his way out the door, "But you said I can go back to sleep"

"I LIED" Avery rolled his eyes and got up to get ready for the day and find his twin brother.

Magnus made his way to Marienna’s bedroom to check in on her, he walks in and sat on the edge of the bed, "Are you up?"

Marienna groans and buries her head in her pillow, "Like mother, like daughter" he whispered smiling, "Come on darling. It time to get up" he says pulling the cover off of her body, " what time is it?" Flipping over her whole body facing the ceiling.

"It's time to get up," he says patting her stomach and getting off the bed, making his way out of the room. She closes her eyes, "I MEAN IT MARCIE, NOW!!!" her eye flung open and she groans really loudly so her dad can hear her distaste.

Magnus walked in the kitchen to find Aisha cooking well the twins Yasmine and Luka sat near the fireplace drawing. He gave both children kisses on the forehead, " Hello my love" she says when he walked towards the kitchen giving her a kiss on the cheek, "Hello lovely"

Aisha starts fixing everybody's plate, she placed the plates at her children usually spots. Magnus came behind her and started to kiss her neck.

"Magnus!" she squeals turning around facing him, "The kids are like five steps away from us." they both look back at the young twins who weren't paying no mind to there parents.

"Yasmine!Luka! Go wash up..." Magnus says watching his wife who was watching the children leave, "...See problem solved" he smiled and went back to attacking her neck with his kisses and bites.

Moaning, "Come on, Magnus the children will be back any minute." Magnus lifts up Aisha onto the table and leans back onto the cold surface. He grunts and moved his mouth towards her lips and his hand went up to her dress well her hands went up to his brown hair.

Neither of them heard the door open or the sound of feet coming towards them.

"OH FOR THE LOVE OF—" Cairo turned around with disgust on his face.

"OH GODS MY EYES! MY EYES!" Avery put his hand over his eyes rubbing them hoping to get the image of his parent out of them.

"EWWWWW" Yasmine and Luka made a scrunch up face with Marienna hand covering their eyes well she shakes her head with a look of disdain.

"You do know we eat here right?" Marienna says watching as her mother pushes away her father well adjusting her dress and getting off the table, " That's wasn't a rhetorical question." Her mother looked down embarrassed well her father looked highly annoyed taking a chair to sit down at the head of the table waiting for his food.

"Yes we know..." she says getting the plate of food and putting it on their plates, " We're sorry it won't happen again," she says sitting to her husband well there children took there sits, "Speak for yourself" Magnus mumbled digging in well his wife glare at him and kicked his leg under the table.

"Ow," he smiled towards her when she rolled her eyes and shook her head, "Mommy why was daddy up the top of you making weird noises," Luka says both twins looking at their mother with curiously.

Aisha stopped chewing her food and look towards them, "oh...umm....well....uhh...oh what's that I think the baby crying I'm just gonna go get...honey" she says looking toward her husband who chocked on his scrambled eggs well she getting up and going to her and Magnus's room.

Cairo and Marienna  looked the way their mother left with an amused expression, well Avery and the twins looked at their father confused, "We have another sibling" Avery lean forward his twin brother and his young sister whispering looking at them confused.

Cairo looked at his brother with an eye roll going back to eating well Marienna closed her eyes putting her pointing finger and middle finger together to rubbing her temple, and Magnus sigh closing his eyes, " No Avery we don't have another child....unless.....your mother is pregnant" he says smiling at the last part.

"I'M NOT SO GET THAT SMILE OFF YOUR FACE," she says in the bedroom, Avery looked shook at his mother responded.

Magnus deadpanned grumble going back to his breakfast, soon enough Aisha emerges from the bedroom going back to her seat next to her husband, "Sorry I must have been the neighbors baby" she says smiling and going back to her food.

"Mr. and Mrs. Dasley don't have a baby," Marienna says looking at her mother with her eyebrow raised, "shut up and eat your breakfast," she says looking at her daughter with a blank expression.

Marienna rolling her eyes went back to eating, "You still didn't answer our question mama" Luka says looking at his mother with strawberry jam in the corner of his mouth. Aisha grabs a cloth from her pocket and wipes the corner of his mouth.

Sighing, "Well when two people love each other dearly they....hmmm they show each other affection with.....touch?" looking at her husband with an eyebrow raised.

"Yea...Like mommy said now eat your breakfast" Aisha deadpanned look at her husband response, "On a different note are you guys excited for the blue moon festival" she looks toward her boys with a big smile, "Since it's also your 18th birthday I hope to talk to you discuss somethings with you"  Magnus says looking at  Avery pointedly.

Before Avery could say a word, "What about me? It's my birthday to father." Cairo looked at his father with an eyebrow raised, "I know my son it just Avery, and I have important things to talk about." Giving him small smile.

Cairo looked between his twin and his father, he places down his fork and scratches the side of his face, " Of course..." folding his arms and nodding his head slowly, " take the noble brother to discuss how to lead a pack well your firstborn do nothing" Avery mumbles picking up his fork and moving his food around.

"Cairo that's not how it—" Avery starts, "Kai that's not nice apologies to your brother now" Magnus nods agreeing well Cairo looks at his mother disapproving face waiting for him to apologize, " Mama he doesn't have to apologize-" he tried to talk.

"No, your mother right. What Cairo said was unnecessary. Apologize. " he says looking at his oldest son pointedly, " He just said I didn't need to apologize..." looking at his parents with a sarcastic smile.

Both parents glared at their oldest, Magnus was going to say something before there was a knock, " I get it" Avery got up quickly and went to the door, Aisha and Magnus looked at their son.

"I don't care what he says you gonna apologize to him," Magnus whispered

"That's no way to treat family Kai. You know you hurt his feelings-" she starts, "His feelings? No disrespect "mom" but what do you know about me or my brother...." Cairo laugh at that, Aisha took back well Magnus glares at his son, "That's enough Cairo. You apologize right now!"

Cairo stares at his father with anger, he nods his head, "I'm sorry...." he looked down at his plate, " that you think that fool you called a son who is too stupid and too sensitive is worthy to lead a pack...." looking at his dad, he turns his attention to Aisha, "I'm sorry....that you think just because you raise us since we're 10 means that you our birth mother...Your not!" he shouts standing up looking at Aisha with hatred.

Magnus got up from his seat almost knocking it over about to wring his son neck until Aisha put a hand on his arm bringing him back down to his seat.

She got up off her seat with her head high and her eyes teary. Before she can say anything Avery tackled his brother the ground, both throwing punches at each other.

Aisha told Marcella to take the twins to their rooms, before trying to help her husband get Avery off Cairo. After a while Magnus pulled Avery off of him putting distance between Cairo and Avery, standing in the middle of them, "You are so childish Kai how dare you! Say something like that to our mother! The only women who could ever love us!"

Cairo only glared breathing heavily at his brother, " Such a mommy's boy and father think your fit to lead. Pathetic!" blood dripping down his nose from his brother's right hook. Avery with a busted lip begins to speak again, "You such arrogant ass...".

Glaring at his brother Cairo ran around his mother just to be thrown onto the table by her. Sliding off he moved to do it again until he saw her "Don't even think about it" look with her hand raise.

"Just for the record BIG brother. Father and I weren't going to discuss we were going to collect the dagger I got you for your birthday..." Avery says grabbing the dagger from his pouch and slamming it on the table near his brother.

Cairo looked at his parents then at Avery before picking up the dagger and looking at it closely, the design on the front was unique when he flips it to the back it was an engraved "afdal 'asdiqayiyun , 'akhia almuntasir" (My best friend, my victorious brother).

He looked at it for a while eyes watering sniffing, "Father said ever leader needs a dagger to show their sacrifice and accomplishment" Cairo looked at his brother who walked out of the house to get some air, Magnus followed after his son to comfort him.

"Come on my dear let's clean up those cuts..." Aisha says leading her oldest towards her and Magnus's room, she sat him on the bed before going to the bucket full of water next to the fireplace to clean his wounds.

Well, Aisha dab the wet cloth on her son wounds focusing, Kai sat his knife beside him and started looking at his mother closely, "I'm sorry mother" he said ashamed his eyes full of tears ready to fall, " I know bebè I know you didn't mean what you said. It hurt but I know you didn't mean it." She says dabbing the wet cloth on his dry blood under his nose.

"But I shouldn't have said it. I was being unreasonable like always" he whispered the last part looking down, Aisha grabs his chin gently pulling it up to look her in the eye, "Yeah you were kinda a dick sweetie," she nods looking at him with a serious face before they both laugh at each other.

"Thanks, mom. You always know what to say" he says smiling at his mom, " I do what I can," she says rubbing little mud on his left cheek was a cut was.

She patted his legged, " Now keep that on for there about four hours." Cairo nodded and got up going towards the door, "What do you think your going young man?" Aisha says looking at him with a raised eyebrow.

"I was going to find Avery and papa to apologize, " he says stopping in his track looking at his mother with a confused look, "You almost forgot your dagger," she says walking towards him with his dagger, she kissed his right cheek and ruffled his hair, " Be safe my son"

"I'm always am" he gave his mom that same goofy smile that his father has, she shook her head walking him toward the door seeing him off. He turns around waving goodbye before running toward the woods to find his father and brother.

She smiled at him and until she felt uneasiness, she looked around and didn't see anyone looking at her or paying her mind so closed the door to her house. Not notice the man from the woods watching her.

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It was nightfall when the boys made it back to the village. Well walking Magnus and the boys notice there wasn't a soul in sight. They stopped in their tracks, the boys looked at there surroundings well Magnus tried to listen. There heartbeats.

"That's a good sign," Magnus thought to make his way to his house having the boys following behind. He looked inside and didn't see Aisha and the kids.

"Where is everybody?" Cairo asked making his way out of the house with his brother and father following behind him.

"No idea," Magnus says waving his hands to tell his sons to follow him. They make their way towards the town square, nearing closer they saw banners around the square and tables scattered around.

When the boys stood in the middle near the well, sudden the candles were lit.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAI AND AVERY" shouted they, villagers, as they come out of hiding. The boys looked around in awe at the decoration and at their long time friends. Magnus looked around for his wife until he saw her with the help of one of her friends being out the cake for the boys.

Aisha and the girls sat the five-layer cake on the table in front of Cairo and Avery. Magnus made his way towards his wife and whispered, "You couldn't have warned me"

Aisha smiled and looked up at her husband gazing eyes, "What's the fun in that" she winks and turns towards the boys who were shaking hands and hugging their friends and neighbors.

"Okay time to blow out the candles and make a wish." Both boys closed their eyes and blow out their candles. Everybody cheered and clapped, Aisha, cut the left side of the cake and gave it to Cairo and then cut the right side of the cake to give it to Avery.

Both boys took a bite out of the piece of cake and their eyes widen and smiled wide, "Chocolate" "Vanilla" says Avery digging back in chocolate delight well Cairo was licking his spoon and plate clean.

Everybody gathered around and Aisha with the help of Magnus and her friends serve the people some cake and mead. Everybody started to spread out and enjoy their night, the boys lean against the wall, surrounded by their friends eating and talking. Music begins so did the dancing.

After an hour drunk people were singing and laughing. The kids were running and playing well their parents watch them as others talk to their neighbors. Soon enough mothers and fathers started gathering their children for bed. As was wives.

Aisha's friend Gwen help the young twins to bed well Aisha stood behind with the twins, Marcie, and, Magnus to clear the town square, " Okay we just finish this in the morning," Aisha says looking towards her family. They all nodded their head and was about to make there way back when.

"My My My...." says the mysterious man walking up to the group. He looks at the family one by one first Kai then Avery then Magnus. He stares at Marcella for a little while before turning his white eyes towards Aisha.

"What a cute little family you got here," the man said again walking little more toward them. Magnus grabbed Marcella's shoulder and put her behind him.

"Oh, My God...Gavin" Aisha walked up slowly towards him only a couple of feet between them, " In the flesh baby" he smirked winking at her, Magnus snarled eyes turning red.

Gavin looked towards Magnus with a smile and gave a little wave, " Hello Maggie long time no see. "

Magnus rolled his eyes at the nickname that was put upon by his rival, "Gavin." He deadpanned glaring at him.

Magnus looked towards his sons, "Boys why don't you take your sister home" the twins looked at the men and back at their parents and nodded, "Come on, M" Avery says grabbing her hand walking back with Cairo right behind them.

Marcella looked back at the stranger with curiosity, Gavin waved goodbye to her and she returned it.

When the kids were far away and out of ear shoot Aisha spoke again.

"Gavin.." Aisha says trying to bring his attention back to her,  "What are you doing here?–" She asked confused

"Better yet how did you find us?" Cutting his wife off, "Well Mags after you attacked and butcher my men back home. I just thought we should have a little talk, but when I got to your kingdom you two were nowhere to be found. So I-" he says walking towards a table near him and taking a seat on it.

"I'm gonna stop you right there. I didn't attack your men attack us and they rode into my territory where my pregnant mate and a small child was along with some of our villagers. " he says

Gavin stared at Magnus for a little before going back to what he was saying, " I asked around and someone finally told me that the Prince and his wife made their way somewhere around the Black Sea." He says putting his feet on the table.

"So we voyage until we stopped in Greece that was over  2 years ago and we came across this group of witch," he says smiling, which made Aisha for some reason uneasy.

"So I overheard these witches talking about a very powerful witch. Who killed her husband and his whore one night and fleeted. "

Aisha grins a little.

"So I ask around more and came up empty again until a friend of the mystery witch came heard I was looking for someone. She mentioned how another witch helped her friend get the spell she needed for immortality and told me where to find her. "

"So here I am," he says putting his hands up and looking at the both of them.

"Your eyes...How did they get like that?" Aisha asked wearily walking up to him and taking a seat across from him

"Gavin face turned grim, "Well still in Greece looking for you..." he looked Aisha in the eyes which sent chills down her spine, " I came across this werewolf, thinking he was part of your pack I intervened ."

"I distracted him long enough for the forks to get away and he lunges at me luckily was quicker than him. Got my weapon out and took his head clean off...." he said smirking

"When I was about to take it someplace else to get rid of it. Another came out catching me off guard and scratched my arm..." he says rolling up his sleeve for them to see the shading scar, Aisha gasps grabbing his arm to inspect it closely taking in the mark.

"What happened next?" Magnus asks feeling a little jealous at the sight in front of him.

"I killed him and burned the bodies then made my way back to my men and slept it off" Aisha looked up from his arm slowly watching his facial expression, " when I woke up the next morning I was covered in the blood of my men," he says glancing at Magnus then Aisha.

Aisha let go of Gavin's arm and looked at him with sadness, " Oh Gavin I'm so sorry..." she put her hand over her mouth.

"Don't worry I got my revenge" he smiled looking at her, Aisha looked taken back when she heard a screaming.

Magnus ran to the sound, Aisha was about to follow behind her husband until Gavin hand catch her wrist tightly. She hissed in pain and looked at him confused.

"Let's go somewhere private..." Aisha was about to say a spell when Gavin pulled her across the table putting his other hand around her mouth, "One word that comes out that pretty little mouth of yours....they all dead. Do you understand?" He said the last part in her ear, she nodded quickly  and he pulled his hand away from her.

He put up along with her and start pulling her towards the woods, " Gavin....please why are doing this.." she stumbled in the dark forest with Gavin pulling at her like a ragged doll.

He laugh as he kept pulling her deeper and deeper into the forest until they came to a clearing, he pushed Aisha to the nearest tree pinning her against it with his body.

"Why? Because I can...Because you made me this way" he looked into her brown eyes and before she can react, he bite into the side of her neck drawing whole lot of blood.

Aisha screamed in agony as she tried to shove Gavin away from her, she punched at his chest but to no avail. He finally let go of her and took a step back his mouth and chin covered in her blood.

She slide down the tree onto the ground feeling dizzy, she looked like she was on the verge of passing out. When Gavin scotched down in front of her and grabbed her cheeks.

"Now Now don't go passing out on me just yet. The fun hasn't even started. " he grin grabbing her ankle and dragging her into a laying position. Before he can have his way with her, Magnus grabbed him by a chock-hold and flung him against a tree.

Magnus came to Aisha side quick to check she was still alive. She had a pulse but barely, Magnus turned his attention back on Gavin who was shifting into his werewolf form. Magnus following suit.

Magnus and Gavin ran towards each other with full force. Both rolling around the ground biting and clawing at each other. Magnus was on his back his arms and leg pinned down by Gavin.

Gavin was raising his arms to go for a kill when his blood started to feel like it was on fire. Howling in pain Gavin started to back off of Magnus, rolling moving around the forest floor he turned back to human and glanced at Aisha as she whispered to herself.

Magnus (still in his wolf form) turned Gavin around facing him and grabbed his neck lifting him up him off the ground and then slamming him back down to the floor multiplied times. Magnus snarled throwing  Gavin across the cold forest floor, stalking his way toward Gavin.

Gavin started making this odd sound like laughing with a mixture of chocking on his own blood. Magnus hovered over him well he still laugh, he lunged for Gavin neck and ripped it out.

All the while Magnus was multilaterally Gavin body, Aisha sat on the ground with her eyes closed. She felt cold hand on her under her legs and back, she looked up at her husband carrying her back to the village.

When they reach the village there were bodies everywhere some she knew other she didn't. It look like a battlefield took place in their safe haven.

Magnus brought them back to their house sitting her down in the table, Magnus left to get some clothes and water. Aisha looked around the house still feeling dizzy from the bite and notice it was very quiet. Too quite.

She looked around the house and notice that Avery and Cairo doors were closed. For some reason Aisha found that odd, so she got up slowly and made her way to the boys door before she can put her hand in the knob. Magnus grabbed her hand gently and she looked at him oddly.

"Come sit down and let me have a look at that" he says pointing at her bite and trying to lead her away from the door.

"I want to check in the kids first.." she says trying to move Magnus out of her way, "Magnus. Move! Now" she used the little energy she had to cast a pain inflicted on him to move out of the way.

Groaning, "Aisha. Don't!" When she made it in the room her heart stopped and sudden her body went cold. Laying in their bed were their sweet children, Avery along with Marienna laid in bed with scratched marks on their left and right arms well Cairo had a bite mark on his left arm. Aisha looked turned around and bolted to the twins room to find them them in bed laid with their arms crossing. She moved closer and saw one bite on each of their arms.

Aisha backed out of the room and moved past Magnus who sat on the floor in his oldest door way. He watch as Aisha walked out of the house, she walked three steps before screaming  and collapsing on the ground holding herself as the earth quake under her feet. She cried and cursed until her voice was raw, Magnus just stared at her as she fell apart.

Aisha dug her hands into the soil of the earth and something in her snapped. She looked up toward the starry sky and back down to the dirt in her hands. She got and went into the house slamming the front door behind her and sat at the table.

"Where is everybody else's"

"I told them to make their way to the hideout near the river."

"How many did we lose" Magnus rubbed his face and looked towards his wife, " About 30 people maybe more. I can't tell their were a lot of limbs all over the place."

They didn't say nothing for a bit, "Did... did the die in pain?" She looked at her husband with blood shot eyes, "yes." he whispered head against the hard wood.

Aisha grimly looked around the house and saw her book near the stove, " We should...uh we should go get the others...and start planning the burials" he said getting up off the floor and walking to the door, Aisha kept staring at her book.

"Aisha did you hear me?"

"Yeah..yeah heard you...um do you think you can go alone I just... I just need a minute or two" Magnus walked up to his wife kissed her head and nodded

"Okay take as much time that you need Asa" walking back towards the door, Aisha stops him, "wait!..."

"Yeah?"

"Do you think you can not tell them about the children....not just yet I...I think we need some more time to grieve without being bothered y'know" she says looking at him

"Yeah... of coarse" he says walking out of the house, Aisha waited a few more minutes for grabbing her book and getting to work.