WHO KILLED HER?
Charlotte stood up, almost knocking off the chair she was sitting on. Both of them in the room stared at her like dealing with some devil. She frightened both of them just with her fierce look. All these situations wake her to another tough face inside her.
“I think you could sit down. I won’t be telling your personal issues to anyone. It’s none of my business.” The lady clearly told, looking a little frightened.
“Iam not going to sit down. Thanks for understanding” Charlotte folded her hands across her chest. She’s ready to escape the room once the fingerprints got matched.
“Um... the fingerprints are...” the man trailed off, looking at the computer. Charlotte holds her breath, waiting for him to finish.
“It's not a match. You can go. Sorry for troubling you,” he finished, giving Charlotte shock and confusion. She doesn’t know whether to feel glad or further overthink about this. She simply nodded her head and walked away, slamming the door shut. When she got out, Caleb and Chloe are waiting for her outside the classroom. They still stayed even after every teacher glared at them for bunking the class.
For a second, Charlotte moved towards them. No one spoke any word. There’s utter silence.
“Not a match,” Charlotte muttered, waiting for their reaction. Chloe’s face relaxed and Caleb looked perplexed and gave a doubtful expression.
“Tell me you are kidding?” Caleb asked, looking at the room like expecting someone to arrest them.
“No. I don’t know how it’s possible, but I feel so doubtful about this. It’s not possible at all.”
“Whatever. We need to face this. For now, we are safe. I will tell Caroline.” Caleb started texting on his phone and Chloe looked at Charlotte in hesitation to ask a question.
“Charlotte, did you do something to get rid of fingerprints?”
“What? If I did, I would tell you. There’s no reason to hide things like this. We didn’t even clean the bloodstain, and no one touched the bat other than me.” Charlotte explained, coming closer to her sister in anger for asking something stupid.
“Lower your voice. Do I need to remember you every time?” Caleb growled and looked in every direction. Some teachers are the only ones wandering in the hall and Charlotte’s friend Scott entered for the investigation. There is checking every teacher. They may stay in school till they checked everyone.
“Okay. Let me tell you why did I think like that. If you are the only one who touched it and you three forgot to destroy the evidence. That means someone else has touched it.” Chloe explained.
“Little sister, I never know you can think like that. You really have a point.” Caleb appreciated and Insulted Chloe at the same time.
“But we were there at the exact point without moving. So, there’s no chance of someone touching the body.” Charlotte said and thought about the day once again.
“You are wrong. We all left to check where to hide the body.” Caleb’s voice is barely audible. When he said that, Charlotte recalled it. Caleb is right. But who will come and do something to Becca in a short time?
“I think we just dig out how many enemies did Becca had,” Charlotte suggested, tapping her foot.
“Right now, Caroline is telling us to go to our work till the school gets over.” Caleb showed his phone.
Caroline: Are you all gone insane? Escaping from this issue is a miracle and you all are talking about the homecoming day murder in the middle of the corridor. For god’s sake go to your damn classes.
“Hide that. You don’t need to show it like this.” Charlotte grabbed his phone and locked it.
“Group dismissed.” Charlotte gave his phone, and they all went in different directions.
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Caroline kept pacing outside the cafe. It’s already evening, her work is over now she’s about to go home and need to think about Becca’s case. The fingerprint object won’t go wrong. There’s no change in it. She started to have more doubts. She replayed everything that happened in homecoming. Suddenly her phone rang and to her astonishment it’s Daniel.
She cleared her throat and attended it." Hello, Daniel,"
“Hey, Caroline. I hope you are free now. Can we meet?” he eagerly asked.
“I... Iam still not finished with my works. You should have told me earlier.” she lied for the purpose of knowing how he will reply.
“Aww... Iam has done with my shooting right now. I thought I could see it. If not, it’s okay. I will meet you next month.”
“No. Next month? It’s too long. Iam done with my works. Iam free.” She blurted.
“But you told you to have work. Iam not going to disturb you.” he smiled.
“But... Iam...” she sounded disappointed.
“Iam kidding. My guard is outside the Roshord high.” Daniel’s already prepared for taking her to his mansion again. This is going to be the second time Care’s going to his mansion.
“Wow... You are pre-planned for everything.” She got excited and walked outside to the entrance. Then she remembered she forgot to say bye to Bill. If she went without telling, he will surely ask her. She can’t tell him ‘I'm going to spend time with Daniel in his mansion'.
“Iam here. I can see a...” Care stuttered while talking with Daniel by seeing a Ferrari car outside waiting for her. She never travelled in a costly car. It will take all her life to buy it.
“What happened? Isn't my guard right on time?” Daniel, on the other side, sounded angry.
“No. This car is got to be costlier. I never ever seen this in real.”
“You got to see more like this. For now, I will hang up. My guards will take you to the shooting spot. From there, we will go to my mansion. See you soon.” He hung up and Care approached the guard, who opened the door without even asking anything. They already knew Caroline. The girl slapped an actor in front of everyone.
A few minutes later, Scott stopped breathing. He’s dead for real.“That’s enough, Ruby. Give me the knife.” Caleb snatched it away from her. It almost has cut his palm in the force.“First of all, how did you even get a knife?”“I found a lot of knives in this room. I got one before Scott came here.” Ruby replied. On the other side, Charlotte was crying so hard.“Please, don’t leave me, Jason. You don’t deserve to die.” She sobbed, hugging him. Jason is too weak to reply to her.“Call 911. Jason’s dying.” Charlotte ordered her siblings. Caleb heard her and took his phone. Will it be too late?“What are we going to do with the body? Should be hidden this murder too?” Caroline asked with fear.“No. The game’s over. There’s no point in repeating the same mistakes again and again.” Ruby said wisely.“Then what are you suggesting, Ruby?” Chloe asked.
Ruby went down the stairs as Charlotte and Chloe followed her. Without having much of a choice, Caleb, Caroline, and Jason followed them. They all ended up in a single room full of many monitors, full black suits in a closet, some electronics like laptops, tabs, cables etc... Caroline stepped carefully without getting trapped in the cables.“Is this Scott’s place to monitor us?” Caroline asked.“What the fuck are you talking about?” Charlotte asked, in complete shock. Her sister hasn’t told the truth yet.“Scott is the threatener, Char. We are sure of it.” Caleb said, without a doubt.“Wow, a teacher is capable of all these things. His death is coming closer.” Ruby surely said. At the same moment, the large monitor in the middle of the room lightened up.“Congratulations, Caleb. You are right. It’s me, Scott. All this time. By the way, I’m not the one who’s going to die. It’s going to be you,
“Scott? Charlotte’s best friend. The one who came to see her in the court.” Caleb asked for clarification.“Yeah, it’s him. How is he related to Becca? What’s his relationship with her? If Char knows something, she would have told us,” Care wondered and saw someone standing alone on the road.“Is it Jason? Am I right? Can you stop the car, Cal?” she asked as her brother did what she said.“Hey, what are you doing here? Is there any problem?” she asked from the window.“Um...yes...no. I’m not in any trouble. I was just lost in thoughts. I was about to reach home. What are you doing here? You both can’t wander anywhere while the threatener can be anywhere.”“We know. We...” Care turned to her brother. “Can we get help from him in searching all this evidence?”“Do you think it’s a good idea? We can’t get him in any trouble again.”“Yeah. I don’t know but I feel like we sho
“So, what are we doing now?” Chloe asked while keenly entering all the rooms in their house and looking for cameras.“We are going to Becca’s house. How many times do I have to say this?”Caleb let out a sign and made his way out of their house.“Without a plan?” Care questioned.“We will figure it out on the way,” He replied. Everyone joined him in the car except Chloe.“Hey, aren’t you coming?” Char asked.“No. We really have to find the secret basement and the cameras. I can’t take my mind off it since Ruby said it.”“But we can’t leave you here all alone. Come with us,” Care said. But Chloe is stubborn this time.“I guess someone has to be with her. It’s time for a split-up,” Charlotte said, getting out of the car.They all agreed. Care and Caleb are on their way to Ruby’s house.“So, what’s your plan? Do you have one?”
I couldn’t believe. That the threatener had a secret basement in their own house. The siblings are ready to find the basement. First, they have to cross the first challenge. Trail in the court. It was pretty rough. All they got to have is hope. The undefeatable hope. The anxiety continues to rule in the court until the siblings heard the most important word ever. The one word that could make them feel happier after an eternity.“.... Not guilty,”The siblings almost yelled in happiness and hugged each other. The lawyer looked at them with satisfaction and he glanced back at Daniel. Who’s the reason for their happiness.Caroline broke into her hug with Char and approached Daniel. “Thank you so much. I will never forget this. Ever in my life. I thought everything’s over.... but then...” she got emotional.“Hey, it’s okay. Everything’s alright now. Hereafter, you all even get to be safe from the threatener.
“Stop your useless argument and warnings. No one’s going to do anything to anyone.” Care shouted from her throat.“Why would you think so less of me?” Char asked.“It’s not about that. Right now, this is not the right conversation.”“I will get to the point. We need help from you, Ruby. And you won’t be saying ‘no’ to that. I’m sure of it,” Care added.“Really? What’s your request? Let me hear it.”“We four of us will be out of prison after the trial in the court. Since the killer is standing right in front of me, we will be free in some weeks. Plus, what Charlotte did was self-defence and we will even get extra protection in our house to protect us from the threatener. The detective is searching for him without sleep...”“Okay. Stop it. Come to the point. I don’t want to hear all your advantages,” Ruby interrupted her.“Fine. Tell me everything you know about MW. Tell
Meanwhile, Jason was talking with Charlotte. He can only wish to be in jail with her. On the other side, Ian came to visit Chloe. Chloe’s mood brightened after seeing Ian, but her fury grew after seeing another person.“What’s up, Chloe? Do you like it here?” Taylor spoke on the telephone.“What are you doing here? You already ruined my life. What else do you want?”“I want nothing. I just came to see you as a friend,”“Friend? Those days passed a long time ago.” Chloe laughed. All that Chloe can do is imagine herself breaking the glass without them and beat Taylor. She imagined herself killing Taylor with cold-blooded hands. Even if she’s not capable of it, she can change herself.“What are you thinking?” Taylor snapped her fingers.“Nothing. Just wishing that you could die one day,”.....Caleb preferred not to talk with anyone. He’s not even ready to meet
“Hey there, friends. What are you all talking about?” Ruby interrupted the four of them after she finished her enquiry with the detective.“First of all, we are not your friends. Whatever we are talking about is none of your business. Do you understand, Ruby?” Caroline said.“Nope. I don’t. We all were friends once. Why can’t it happen again?”“Because you betrayed us,” Caleb replied. Ruby stared at him and left. Soon, they were back in the cell. There’s no hope of getting out of here. At least for a while. But Ruby will be in jail for more than a year. She deserves it. That’s all anyone could say.Finally, the day has arrived. When all the siblings got a chance to meet their friends. Whoever is willing to see them.Caroline took the telephone, watching Daniel on the other side through the glass. Yes, it’s Daniel, and he’s here to see her.“Hey,” he spoke on the telephone, unsure o
“What?” the detective raised her eyebrows.“My sister Caroline got a threatening message from an unknown person named Mysterious wickedman. He’s the only one who knows that we killed Becca the very next day. He asked her to meet in an abandoned house near the graveyard. At the same time, my brother Caleb was at the place too. That Bastard tried to kill both of them. But somehow, they escaped by jumping from the window with some injuries. That was just the beginning. He did a lot to us.”“So, what’s his name again? Do you even recognize him? I hope you are not fooling me with an imaginary story,”“What the hell? Do I look like lying? We are all close to death every single day due to him.” Charlotte stood up, shouting at the detective.“Then what do you expect me to do? I can’t believe everything just like that. I’m supposed to seek evidence. Or else how would I even get this job?” She shouted back. They bo