"Eli! Aren't you going to eat? You been locking yourself on your room for days. Im getting worried."
The man inside the room tiredly open his eyes and blink it for a few time to adjust his sight. He yawned while stretching himself and immediately notice his dirty surroundings.
And the dirty surroundings is no other than his room.
"Eli!" Someone called from outside again that was followed by a loud knocks.
"Coming!" He shouted.
He was about to stand up when he saw a file of papers on his table. Then everything came back to him.
That's right. His work is still not done. He has so much thing to do. How dare him fall asleep like that.
There was a knock again so he sigh in defeat and decided to finally open the door. He immediately saw his mom.
"Hi mom–aw! What was that for?" He ask while holding his head that his mom eventually hit the m
"You mean...the storm outside wont freaking stop just because you wrote it that way?" Anastasia ask in disbelief."Stop giving me that look. Ofcourse I'll write it that way so the police wont appear right away on the story. And who would have thought that I will be transferred here." He reasoned."Ok that's acceptable. But you know what? I should have suspected it from the beginning since it was really impossible for a storm to last this long. Anyway, how long will it last?" She asked."Until we solve this case. On the 'Book of Murder' book, it last until Detective Alice caught the murderer which is you then the police will arrive on the next day. So I think its the same as now." The prince answered."But still...you think something will change?""What kind of change?""You know...on how the story will flow?" She uttered, unable to explain it into words. But Alistair seems
"The first sign is translated as letter......F in English alphabet." Alice stated while trying to decipher the alphabets. F= כ (Kaph)"Then the second letter is letter.....R?" Anastasia added in a question. R= ר (Resh)F and R?"The third letter is one that we got from the third victim right? Its letter E. So that makes F,R and E. But what does it mean?" The detective ask in wonder while listing some notes on her notebook."Who knows?" Anastasia just shrug her shoulder because she doesn't also have any idea."I think this is all for now. We should go back to our room." Alice said and Anastasia immediately nodded in agreement."Good idea. I
"Detective? Why are you here on our room?" The scholar instantly asked in surprised when he saw the detective coming out from their room which is an unusual sight.No one tried to speak at first and Anastasia was about to panic when the detective cleared her throat, indicating that she's about to speak."Ah...Im actually here to interrogate the prince a little or more like ask some questions about alibis and such." Alice answered simply, immediately coming up with an excuse and Anastasia was impressed on how she doesn't show any of her emotions to the scholar. She looks calm actually while the other was panicking inside like she was caught on doing something illegal or what."With Lady Doreen?" Scholar Francis asked them again when he notice the lady on the back beside Prince Alistair. Anastasia freezes and nudge the prince beside her secretly to somehow ask for help but he obviously trying to avoid her gaze.
"So tell me woman...who the fuck are you?"Anastasia gulps because of too much tension between them but didn't do anything to avoid the heated gaze coming from the old man. He's looking straight at her eyes, finding the truth on them.She actually expected this. She expected the old man to caught her like this because ofcourse, her attitude is far too different to Doreen Garcia, the real owner of the body. Its very noticeable.But it doesn't mean that she let him get her with this. Not now when they already started the investigation. Not now when they already moving with the goal in mind of ending things."What are you talking about old man?" So she tried to mask up an innocence and act like she's confuse with the sudden accusation, making sure that she doesn't show any of her emotions to his uncle."You're not Doreen Garcia. Because the Doreen Garcia that I've know is a s
"Wait...wait a minute. Its really embarrassing I dont know how to face them now.""Lady Doreen you're over reacting." The prince deadpanned.But can you blame her tho? Everyone just saw HER crying. It is something to be embarrass right?"Its not." The prince answered, reading her mind."Huh?""I can read you like an open book my lady. Your face was literally saying that what happened is something to be embarrass of which is–Im telling you now that its not." He said.Anastasia cant help but to roll her eyes.Why is everyone can read her easily? Is she really that readable?"Lets just go Doreen. Your taking so much time!""But-" She was cut off when the prince finally loses his patience and grab her wrist, pulling her with him.Anastasia was having an inner turmoil when she noticed that they are already at the living room in just a few minutes.That was fast...He didn't even give her a
"What?""I said Im not Doreen Garcia." Anastasia repeated, more confident this time."What are you talking ab-" Lord Gilbert was cut off when the prince decided to interfer.Prince Alistair grab her arm lightly and pulled her on the other side, making some distance from the old man so he wouldn't hear what he is about to say."Lady Doreen what are you saying? Are you out of your mind?" Alistair whispers at her but the firmness on his voice is still evident."Your highness...do you trust me?" She asked in a low tone instead."Huh?""Eliot..." She called him again, with his real name this time. "Can you trust me? Im asking you to trust me with this." Anastasia said with a determination in her eyes. She even called him on his original name to show him how serious she is right now.The prince was obviously having an hard time to decide whether
And the next thing happened passes in a blur. All Anastasia could hear was the loud cry coming from the actress. But she cant do anything. Her mind instantly went blank and just left staring at the lifeless body with mixed emotions. She cant even bring herself to move or to do something or to say something. Its like her body just completely shut down on its own after seeing the corpse, hanging on the ceiling, with a rope on its neck.She want to close her eyes. She badly want to close her eyes. The sight was terrifying, traumatizing. But she cant move."Miss Louise stop! You cant touch the body!" She heard someone yell from somewhere so she tried to find where the voice is coming from.Its the prince. He's holding the actress who was close on hyperventilating. But she cant afford to help him. She cant even move her body to do so."Miss Louise I said stop! Detective why aren't you helping me?!" Anastasia he
"You think its a Hebrew Alphabet once again?" Anastasia asked in wonder."I think so. Its pretty similar." Alistair replied while studying the sign in every angle, hand on his chin."We cant tell that for now until we check it on the book itself to make sure." The detective said before inspecting the other parts of the body to see if she can find something helpful.After making sure that nothing can be found except from the sign on the neck, Alice instructed the servants to bring the body to the basement like where the other victims is currently placed. But they decided to remove the rope first on the victim's neck. They even encountered some difficulties from removing it because the rope was so tight around the neck. It was like...the culprit put it in with so much rage.I wonder what's the cause of all this murder. Anastasia thinks.After removing the r